QUILT INDEX RECORD

20-16-449

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives; Quilts and Health

Who documented this quilt?

The Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey, Inc.

The Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey Documentation Number:

41-030-01

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

granddaughter of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

03/31/1990

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Crazy

How wide is the quilt?

68 inches

How long is the quilt?

69 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Stains; Wear to edge or binding

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

T.C.W.

Method used to make the inscription:

Other

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Applique

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

May have HQPNJ label on back

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

before 1898

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

1880's

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Schaffer, Barbara

Describe the quilt's layout:

Horizontal strip

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Plaid; Print; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique; Reverse Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other embellishment technique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Appliqued with various women's utensils and items of personal interest.

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

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Print; Same fabric used throughout

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

Large

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan

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

Rated 2 (fair) on HQPNJ's scale for visual effect. Folk art designs. This quilt has the recipient's initial appliqued on it, as well as appliqued household objects: utensils, lamps and pitchers. This quilt, initialed "T.C.W." was made for the quilter's youngest daughter, Theressa Camp Watson (1885 - 1967) and it the only one known to remain of the seven quilts made. The quilt is sewn in strips and is quilted in the Baptist Fan pattern.

Quilt top made by:

Watson, Ephraim B.

Quilted by:

Watson, Ephraim, B.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hurffville (formerly Hurfftown)

Where the quilt was made, county:

Gloucester

Where the quilt was made, state:

New Jersey (NJ)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilt made by owner's grandfather. He lived with his wife, Anna Jane Murphy Watson, on a farm with their seven children. Mr. Watson, a farmer, took up quiltmaking when tuberculosis kept him from regular employment. He made a quilt for each of his seven children. Each quilt carried its recipient's initials. The boys' quilts were appliqued with farm implements: rakes, hoes and plows. The girls' quilts had appliqued household objects: utensils, lamps and pitchers. This quilt is the only one remaining, made for his youngest daughter, Theressa Camp Watson. When Theressa was thirteen, Mr. Watson passed away. Owner is granddaughter of Ephraim and daughter of Theressa.

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

Additional documentation, in paper form, filed in repository.

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

"New Jersey Quilts" traveling 1992-1994

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

This quilt was published in HQPNJ's related book "New Jersey Quilts - 1777 to 1950" on page 117.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's state:

New Jersey (NJ)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Male

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1898

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Family has photos and quilting frame.

Who photographed this quilt?

Marti Porreca

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

The Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey, Inc.

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