QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-502

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:

710

Alternate inventory control number:

RISD 1957.297

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?

Received as a gift; Other

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:

Crazy Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

60 inches

How long is the quilt?

86 inches

Shape of edge:

Embellished or trimmed

Shape of corners:

Embellished or trimmed

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

IHS

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Time period:

1876-1900

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

1880-1900

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Margaret Ordonez and Linda Welters

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

None

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple scrap

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Brocades, chine, rococo designs

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Foundation Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch

Embellishment techniques:

Embroidery

Embellishments used:

Can?t tell

Materials used to make the back:

Silk

Description of the back:

Twill

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Fringe; Hand sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Scraps in quilt top could be from ecclesiastical vestments.

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 1954 by Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin

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