QUILT INDEX RECORD

36-34-103

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

International Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

International Quilt Museum; Byron and Sara Rhodes Dillow Collection

International Quilt Museum Accession Number:

2008.040.0140

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Hexagon

How wide is the quilt?

88.5 inches (225cm)

How long is the quilt?

90.75 inches (231cm)

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

Dated 1796

Subject of the quilt:

Template Pieced (Paper-pieced)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Calico

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

English template Piecing

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6--7

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Predominant Technique: Pieced, Hand Whip

Quilt top made by:

Ruggles, Anna

Where the quilt was made, province:

England

Where the quilt was made, country:

United Kingdom

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

Probably made in this location.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

International Quilt Study Center and Museum

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

International Quilt Study Center and Museum