QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-425

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

University of Rhode Island

Who documented this quilt?

Rhode Island Quilt Documentation Project; Little Compton Historical Society Collection

Rhode Island Quilt Documentation Project Number:

638

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

05/28/1993

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

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

Other

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Information provided by the Little Compton Historical Society.

This is a:

Quilted garment

Quilt's title:

Quilted Wedding Petticoat

How long is the quilt?

40 inches from top of waistband

Shape of edge:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Time period:

1800-1849

Family/owner's date for quilt:

ca. 1823

Further information concerning dates:

Date that wearer was married.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

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

Fabric structure of the binding:

Unknown

Describe the binding:

Braid

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7 per inch

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8 per inch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables

Describe the quilting designs used:

Only bottom third of petticoat is quilted.

Where the quilt was made, state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Other

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Donated to the Little Compton Historical Society by the Great Great granddaughter of the woman who wore the petticoat for her wedding.

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

Petticoat was worn by Eliza Penelope Champlain when she married Philip Wilbor in 1823. The petticoat and several other items donated at the same time were labeled "wedding clothes."

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

The quilt was made to be used for:

Other

Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?

Clothing

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

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?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Little Compton Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Little Compton

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