QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-500

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:

708

Alternate inventory control number:

RISD 1945.002.139

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 concerning quilts found in the archives of the Rhode Island School of Design

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Flying Geese

How wide is the quilt?

79 inches

How long is the quilt?

88 3/4 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1850-1875

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

1850s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Margaret Ordonez and Linda Welters

Describe the quilt's layout:

Vertical bands

Number of quilt blocks:

5 bands of geese

Size of quilt blocks:

5 1/2 inches wide

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Strippy or vertical bands (in vertical rows separated by plain vertical bars)

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Triangles

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Multiple scrap; Floral; Geometric; Dotted; Checked; Striped

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Roller and Rainbow prints

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

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Home cut; 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

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Brown and White

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, overall motifs:

Outline

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 in 1945 from the estate of Amey A. Lillibridge.

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