QUILT INDEX RECORD

20-16-590

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives

Who documented this quilt?

The Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey, Inc.

The Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey Documentation Number:

42-034-03

Person filling out this form is:

Daughter of quiltmaker; Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

04/21/1990

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Double X - Variation

How wide is the quilt?

77 3/4 inches

How long is the quilt?

79 1/4 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Gray; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Stains

Describe where the inscription was found:

May have HQPNJ label on back

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

early 1930's

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

1890 top

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Finch, Barbara

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks; Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

one

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Geometric; Plaid; Print; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine 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

Describe the back:

Print; Same fabric used throughout

Describe the binding:

machine top stitched

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thick (More than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

Large

Describe the quilting designs used:

straight lines. The top was quilted in the 1930's by hand in simple diagonal lines.

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

Rated 3 (good) on HQPNJ's scale for visual effect. Nice quilt and good use of color and nice fabrics. A profusion of well-known fabrics from the 1870's to the 1890's are included in this quilt, probably one of the first made by Clarence Lashley. His sense of color and design is already apparent in the way he has placed the double-pink stars so they shine within the dark green and blue striped lattice to give this quilt a slight three dimensional quality.

Quilt top made by:

Lashley, Clarence and Anna Mary

Quilted by:

Lashley, Clarence and Anna Mary

Where the quilt was made, city:

Scullville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Atlantic

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 parents.

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

This quilt was published in the HQPNJ's related book "New Jersey Quilts - 1777 to 1950" on page 195.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's state:

New Jersey (NJ)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Group

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1882 - Clarence; 1883 - Anna Mary

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1945 - Clarence

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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