QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-436

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:

648

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

06/09/1993

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:

Square within a Square

How wide is the quilt?

81 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

84 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains; Fading

Time period:

1876-1900

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

1870-1890

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

36

Size of quilt blocks:

12 1/2 inches x 12 1/2 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Sawtooth pieced 3 1/4 inch border on three sides, plain 4 3/4 inch border on one side. Cornerstone blocks in two corners, butted in other two corners.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Print; Paisley; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Checked

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Roller printed

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine 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?

White; Brown

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Home cut; 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?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Thread type used for the quilting:

String

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Quilt top made by:

Peck, Mahala

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Given to interviewee by her grandmother, the daughter of the quiltmaker.

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

Interviewee had, at time of data collection, given the quilt to her great-niece.

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?

Public domain/traditional pattern

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

Public domain

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

"Pieced and Patched: Rhode Island Quilts and the Textile Industry," Slater Mill Historic Site, Pawtucket, RI, September 15-December 20, 1994.

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

Fig. 56 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

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Johnson

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1814

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Warwick

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Rhode Island

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1909

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Johnson, unknown

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Rhode Island

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English

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

Peck, Charles Henry

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

English

Number of children:

14

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters