QUILT INDEX RECORD

30-26-1194

Date data collected:

07-23-2016

Documentation Location:

Historical & Genealogical Society of Indiana County 621 Wayne Ave Indiana PA 15701

In which county does this quilt currently reside?

Indiana

Owner's Name:

HGSIC

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Interviewer:

E. Crum

Who documented this quilt?

Western Pennsylvania Quilt Documentation Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation Quilt Documentation Number:

WP.IND.0077

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Carolina Lily

Brackman # or other source & #:

765.25

How wide is the quilt?

73.5"

How long is the quilt?

74.75"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Cream; Red

Antique colors:

Prussian Blue or Lafayette Blue

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Quilting thread broken or ties missing; Stains; Wear to edge or binding

Type of inscription:

Date

What is inscribed on the quilt?

E. Johnston July 11, 1848; 4 leaves

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1848

Method used to make the inscription:

In the quilting

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1800-1849

Family/owner's date for quilt:

07-11-1848

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

16 Carolinas

Size of quilt blocks:

10.25" x 10.25"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

7.5" wide applique

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Floral

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

7

Width of pieces on the back:

33.75" x 73.5"; 33" x 73.5"; 8.75" x 22"; 5.75" x 14.5"; 8.75" x 33.75"; 3" x 14.25"; 3.5" x 9"

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Hand sewn; Home cut; Separate binding applied; Straight grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

cream

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Width between quilting lines:

.5" - .75" varies up to 3"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Other

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

feather wreath quilting motif

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

Quilt top made by:

Stewart, Elizabeth Johnston

Quilted by:

Stewart, Elizabeth Johnston

Where the quilt was made, city:

Manor (now Cherry Hill Township)

Where the quilt was made, county:

Indiana

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

donated by Jean Smith Campbell

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Quilt owner's city:

Indiana

Quilt owner's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Johnston

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

c. 1826

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

born near Manor, now Cherry Hill Township

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Pennsylvania

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

c. 1855

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Johnston, Robert

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Johnston, Jane Huston

Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs or rhymes used by the quiltmaker:

sister of Mary Jane Johnston Elwood (1820-1902)

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