QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-86

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:

323

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

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?

Other

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Bowties

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

"Necktie" "Magic Circle"

How wide is the quilt?

56 inches

How long is the quilt?

84 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors; Two color

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Time period:

Timespan

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

1830-1950

Further information concerning dates:

Brackman, Barbara. Clues in the Calico A Guide to Identifying and Dating Antique Quilts. Charlottesville, Va: Howell Press, 1989; 166.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

247

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

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:

Solid/plain; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Conversation Prints; Checked; 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

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Other

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Owner found quilt in her mother's attic.

Why was the quilt made?

Not described

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters