QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-501

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:

709

Alternate inventory control number:

RISD 1918.167

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:

Hexagon

Owner's name for quilt:

"Job's Trouble"

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

How wide is the quilt?

80 inches

How long is the quilt?

85 inches

Shape of edge:

Other

Describe the edge:

Edge of hexagon

Shape of corners:

T-cutout

What color is the quilt?

White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Distortion or shrinkage

Time period:

1800-1849

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

1825-1850

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Margaret Ordonez and Linda Welters

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

255 hexagons

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Plaid; Geometric; Floral; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Block and roller printed

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; English template Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

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 1918 by Miss Elizabeth D. Bugbee

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

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