QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-509

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

University of Rhode Island

Who documented this quilt?

Rhode Island Quilt Documentation Project; Watson House Museum Collection

Rhode Island Quilt Documentation Project Number:

717

Person filling out this form is:

Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

Watson House Committee member

When was the form filled out?

03/04/1994

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

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Andrew's Album

How wide is the quilt?

33 inches

How long is the quilt?

58 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Red; Brown; Beige or Tan

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Type of inscription:

Place; Multiple Names; Message; Other

Describe the type of inscription:

History of fabrics in quilt, price of fabrics

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"This was new cloth and the white was new" "These two kinds [referring to fabric in the quilt] were your great grandmother Bradley's dresses when she was a young lady-was married in 1805 made the quilt before my remembrance they were fifty cents a yard." "This was my dress when I was a girl. The two small pieces in the pieced block were mine but were not as good cloth." "This is a piece of your great great great aun Amelia Bradley 's dress which she had before I can remember. French calico she was a lovely Christian lady." "50 cents a yard" Names in paper along border: "Mary Jemnett (?) Andrews" "Cornelia B. Andrews" "Harriett D. Andrews" "Cornelia B. Blakelee" "...Andrews" "Agnes Andrews" "Mary J. Andrews (quiltmaker)". Some names are repeated, indicating that more than one fabric patch is associated with that name.

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink; Attached label

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

Timespan

Describe the quilt's layout:

Vertical strip

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:

Striped; Print; Plaid; Geometric; Floral

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?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

5

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Straight grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

greater than one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

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:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5 per inch

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7 per inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid square; Grid diamond

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 Watson House Museum by an unknown person in an unknown year.

Why was the quilt made?

Memorial

The quilt was made to be used for:

Other

Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?

Keepsake

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Old clothes

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

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

Public domain

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

Fig. 126 Welters, Linda and Margaret Ordonez (eds.), Down by the Old Mill Stream, Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2000.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Watson House Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Kingston

Quilt owner's state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters