QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-111

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:

346

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

10/17/1992

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:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

Owner's name for quilt:

Hexagons

How wide is the quilt?

98 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

104 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Brown

Antique colors:

Madder Brown; Indigo Blue

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Disintegration of fabric; Discoloration or dyes ran; Stains

Describe the repairs:

Unspecified repairs

Type of inscription:

Single; Date

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"Abigail Hunt 1807"

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1800-1849

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1807

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

14 whole, 17 half

Size of quilt blocks:

18 inches x 19 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

Describe the quilt setting:

Edged in white hexagons

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Sashing width:

3 inches

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

15 inch border on three sides, left border only 10 3/4 inches. Chintz fabric with butted corners.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Chintz

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Solid/plain; Floral

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Toile, Resist or Discharge Printing, Copperplate and Roller printed.

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 color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Home cut; Hand sewn

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

less than a half 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:

w

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9 per inch

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

11 per inch

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Clamshell pattern in border.

Quilt top made by:

Hunt, Abigail

Quilted by:

Hunt, Abigail

Where the quilt was made, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Belonged to current owner's mother.

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?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Public domain

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Unknown exhibition name, South County Museum, Rhode Island, Unknown dates.

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

Fig. 12. Welters, Linda and Margaret Ordonez (eds.), Down by the Old Mill Stream, Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2000.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters