QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-524

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:

731

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Daughter of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

04/30/1994

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

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

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Mother Goose

How wide is the quilt?

67 inches

How long is the quilt?

72 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains; Fading

Type of inscription:

Message; Other

Describe the type of inscription:

Names of nursery rhyme characters

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Ex: Mother Hubbard, Jack Be Nimble, Miss Muffet, Queen of Hearts, Peter's Wife, Polly, etc.

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1930-1949

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

1940

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

56

Size of quilt blocks:

8 inches x 7 1/2 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side; Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Printed fabric border on four sides 4 3/4 inches wide with butted corners.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Linen

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Multiple scrap; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques:

Embroidery

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Embellishments used:

Can?t tell

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Muslin

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Straight grain

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

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Sheet

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

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Blue

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

11 per inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; All-over-design

Quilt top made by:

Thorpe, Marion Mae

Quilted by:

Thorpe, Marion Mae

Where the quilt was made, city:

Johnston

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:

Made for and given to owner by her mother when owner was a child.

Why was the quilt made?

Baby or crib

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Public domain

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Thorpe

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

09/08/1910

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Johnston

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Office worker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Thorpe, Harry Leonard

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Thrope, Ethel Gertrude Adams

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Scott, Benjamin Arthur

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Construction worker

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters