QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-549

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:

46

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

granddaughter of quiltmaker

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:

Baskets-Variation

Owner's name for quilt:

Baskets

How wide is the quilt?

86 inches

How long is the quilt?

91 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains; Fading

Time period:

1876-1900

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

1880-1900

Further information concerning dates:

Holstein, Jonathan. Abstract Design in American Quilts: A Biography of an Exhibition. Louisville: The Kentucky Quilt Project, 1991. p. 182-183

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

61

Size of quilt blocks:

7 inches x 7 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Rotated, but less than 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by diagonal sashing

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Diamonds

Sashing width:

3 inches

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Unknown

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

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?

Red

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

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?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white and gray

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8 per inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilt top made by:

Briggs, Anna Elizabeth Tarbox (Nan)

Quilted by:

Briggs, Anna Elizabeth Tarbox (Nan)

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Tarbox, Weltha (sister)

Where the quilt was made, city:

East Greenwich

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:

Made by grandmother of current owner, passed down through owner's mother's side.

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?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

E. Greenwich Preservation Society

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

Fig. 86 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:

Tarbox

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11/29/1859

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

East Greenwich

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Rhode Island

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Mill worker prior to marriage

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Tarbox, David

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Tarbox, Polly Vaughn Spencer

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English

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:

Farmer, Auctioneer

Number of children:

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts; Necessity; Pleasure

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Earnest Workers

Where does/did the group meet?

Baptist Church in East Greenwich, RI

What are the main activities of the group?

quilting bees

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Spinning wheel and flax wheel, still in family.

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Anna knitted, crocheted, spun own yarn. Monday was wash day.

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters