QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-548

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:

1

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker; Blood relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

03/07/1992

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:

Medallion

Owner's name for quilt:

Medallion

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Frame

How wide is the quilt?

95 3/4 inches

How long is the quilt?

97 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

T-cutout

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Brown

Antique colors:

Madder Red or Cinnamon Red; Madder Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Tears or holes; Stains; Fading

Describe the repairs:

medallion section sewn onto older quilt

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Toile border is older quilt. Original backing is blue and white print, visible through tear in medallion section.

Time period:

1800-1849

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

ca. 1840

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Linda Welters and Margaret Ordonez

Further information concerning dates:

Fabric print styles of top date to 1840s

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Medallion size:

33 inches x 26 1/2 inches

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Original quilt top that is a cylinder printed toile

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Other; Floral; Striped; Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

early 19th century cylinder printed toile for border

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Several identifiable block patterns are visible in the medallion; eight-pointed star, lemoyne star, and broken dishes.

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

no

Materials used to make the back:

Woven or homespun; Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Hand sewn; Edges turned in/ no separate binding

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:

natural

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4 per inch in medallion

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10 per inch in border

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other; Patches outlined/in the ditch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Pumpkin seed pattern in border (overlapping circles).

Quilt top made by:

Stanhope, Elizabeth Almy Bailey

Where the quilt was made, city:

Newport

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:

Inherited from Great-Grandmother

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

Quilt descended through a family with many RI names: Almy, Babcock, Potter, Watson, Weeden, Bailey, and Stanhope.

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation; Art or personal expression; Home decoration

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Other collection; Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern; Unknown

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

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

"Stitches in Time: Rhode Island Quilts," Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, RI, February 3-June 30, 1994.

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

Fig. 11, Welters, Linda and Margaret Ordonez (eds.), Down by the Old Mill Stream, Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2000.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Bailey

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

04/27/1804

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Newport

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Rhode Island

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

02/18/1888

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Episcopalian

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Bailey, Paul

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Cahoune, Martha

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Newport

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English

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

English

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Descended from families that came over on the Mayflower

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters, Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design, University of Rhode Island