QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-154

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:

387

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner; Blood relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great Granddaughter of Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

11/07/1992

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:

Log Cabin-Courthouse Steps

How wide is the quilt?

17 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

17 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Black

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1850-1875

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

ca. 1870

Further information concerning dates:

Holstein, Jonathan. Abstract Design in American Quilts: A Biography of an Exhibition. Louisville, Ky: Kentucky Quilt Project, 1991; 173.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

5 1/2 inches x 5 1/2 inches

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:

Print; Plaid; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Conversation Prints; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Foundation 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

Description of the back:

Muslin Flour Sacks

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Home cut; Hand sewn; Straight grain

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?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7 per inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilt top made by:

Coggeshall, Mary Ann Brown

Quilted by:

Coggeshall, Mary Ann Brown

Where the quilt was made, city:

Middletown

Where the quilt was made, state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Doll quilt/toy

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

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

Public domain

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Brown

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

08/19/1826

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Middletown

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Rhode Island

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

04/08/1900

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grammar School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's city:

Middletown

Quiltmaker's state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Brown, Pardon

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Middletown, RI

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Armstrong, Lucy

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Middletown, RI

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English

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

Coggeshall, George Cook

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

English

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

Farmer

Number of children:

6

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters