QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-50

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

University of Rhode Island

Who documented this quilt?

Rhode Island Quilt Documentation Project

Rhode Island Quilt Documentation Project Number:

295

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Owner's husband is a decendent of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

09/19/1992

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Nine Patch-Variation

How wide is the quilt?

85 inches

How long is the quilt?

86 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Blue or Navy; Beige or Tan; White

Antique colors:

Turkey Red; Double Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fold marks or creases; Stains

Type of inscription:

Single; Date

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"Mary J Holts 1881"

Method used to make the inscription:

Printed in the fabric; Attached label

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1881

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

121

Size of quilt blocks:

7 1/2 inches x 7 1/2 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares; Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

2

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:

Print; Plaid; Multiple scrap; Geometric; Floral; Striped

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

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Hand sewn

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

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Black and Brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6 per inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Grid/crosshatch

Quilt top made by:

Holts, Mary Jane

Quilted by:

Holts, Mary Jane

Where the quilt was made, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Quiltmaker did not have any children. Quilt was given to quiltmaker's brother, who lived in Rhode Island. It was then given to their daughter Flora Stanton, who passed the quilt to her daughter, Esther Gray Perkins, who then passed the quilt to her daughter Cynthia Stanton Zeller, who is the mother of the current owner's husband.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Feed or flour sacks; Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Unknown

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

Family history of quiltmaker traced back to 1676. Another quilt made by this quiltmaker was featured in Welters and Ordonez (eds), Down by the Old Mill Stream: Quilts in Rhode Island (Kent State UP), 223-225.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Stanton

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11/04/1840

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Stonington

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Connecticut

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

03/27/1860; 09/1873

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Stanton, Samuel Gray

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Hillman, Mary Jane

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

1-Douglas, Daniel Cpt.; 2-Holts, Charles

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Sea Captain, unknown

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters