QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-245

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:

473

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

02/06/1993

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:

Eagles

How wide is the quilt?

66 1/4 inches

How long is the quilt?

66 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Green; Beige or Tan; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Discoloration or dyes ran; Stains

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

mid 1800s

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

None

Medallion size:

26 1/2 inch diameter

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Back turned to front

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Thick (More 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:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9 per inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell; Grid square

Describe the quilting designs used:

Clamshell design used to give feathered effects on eagles.

Quilt top made by:

Wolfe, family member

Quilted by:

Wolfe, family member

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Acquired in 1985.

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

Owner believes it was made by her mother-in-law's grandmother in either Indiana or Pennsylvania. The Wolfe family lived in Pennsylvania in the mid-1800s, then moved to Logansport, Indiana. Dara Wolfe Berg inherited the quilt (d. 1967). It went to Loretta Berg Lybrook (1912-) of Manchester, Indiana, then to Karen Lybrook of Portsmouth, RI in 1985.

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?

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

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

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