QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-534

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:

740

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

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?

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Checkerboard

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

"Mosaic"-Variation, "16 patch"

How wide is the quilt?

72 inches

How long is the quilt?

91 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Pink

Antique colors:

Double Pink

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1876-1900

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

1880-1890

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

38 whole; 18 1/2; 2 1/4 blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

10 1/2 inches x 10 1/2 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by inner only sashing (no sashing along outer edge of outer blocks)

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares; Same block throughout

Sashing width:

1 inch

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

One inch border on four sides.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Roller printed

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine 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; Pink

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Reversible; Print; Machine sewn; Hand sewn; Back art/design on quilt back

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn

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?

Machine quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10 per inch

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

11 per inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

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

"Quilt as you go" construction"

Quilt top made by:

Tillinghast, Grace Bardeen

Where the quilt was made, city:

Providence

Where the quilt was made, state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Passed from grandmother of owner (quiltmaker) to owner's mother then to owner.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

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:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Bardeen

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11/12/1875

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Providence

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Rhode Island

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

04/22/1901

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

01/13/1954

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Episcopalian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Teacher

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Bardeen, Bernard

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Rhode Island

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Patton, Ella Francis

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Rhode Island

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English

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

Tillinghast, John Avery

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:

Lawyer, Brown University 1895, Harvard Law

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters