QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-544

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:

750

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Blood relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great Granddaughter 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?

Inherited; Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Pinwheel

How wide is the quilt?

62 inches

How long is the quilt?

86 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1901-1929

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

1900-1925

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

500

Size of quilt blocks:

3 inches x 3 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Multiple scrap; Floral; Feedsack

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Roller printed

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

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

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

30 1/2 inches, 31 inches

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; Bias 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?

Another quilt

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Quilt top made by:

Senecal, Melina

Quilted by:

Senecal, Melina

Where the quilt was made, city:

Cranston

Where the quilt was made, state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Made by owner's great grandmother

Why was the quilt made?

Home decoration

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown; Feed or flour sacks

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 gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Arctic

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Rhode Island

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1903

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1977

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

French Canadian

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Real Estate and textile mill worker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

French Canadian

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

French Canadian

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

Senecal, Elzear

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

French Canadian

Number of children:

7

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters