QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-496

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:

705

Alternate inventory control number:

RISD 1969.141.2

Person filling out this form is:

Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

Rhode Island School of Design curator

When was the form filled out?

01/07/1994

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Other

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

Other; Received as a gift

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Information concercerning quilts provided by the archives at the Rhode Island School of Design

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Whole Cloth Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

96 inches

How long is the quilt?

97 3/8 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains; Fading

Type of inscription:

Date; Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"TFG" "1840"

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1800-1849

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1840

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

None

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Glazed

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

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?

Brown

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Commercial; Straight grain

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?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single Thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4 per inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Clamshell

Where the quilt was made, state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Donated to the Rhode Island School of Design by a member of the Greene family in 1969.

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

RISD also received matching bed ruffle, bed curtains, and shams.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

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?

Public domain

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Rhode Island School of Design

Quilt owner's city:

Providence

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