QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-551

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:

754

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?

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Carolina Lily

How wide is the quilt?

65 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

74 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Red

Antique colors:

Turkey Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains; Fading; Wear to edge or binding

Time period:

1901-1929

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

c. 1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

28

Size of quilt blocks:

9 1/2 inches x 10 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)

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

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Twill

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

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:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

32 inches wide (2 panels); 32 inches wide; 32 1/4 inches wide

Describe the back:

Solid/plain; Same fabric used throughout; Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Home cut; Hand sewn; Straight grain

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

less than a half inch

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7 per inch

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8 per inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; Single parallel lines

Where the quilt was made, city:

St. Marcel

Where the quilt was made, province:

Quebec

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Given to owner by her mother-in-law, Olive B. DeRay, in 1994.

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

The owner's mother-in-law's aunt (Exephenine Ferron Mathieo) and mother (Aurore Rerron St. Pierre) brought this quilt with them from Canada. Owner's mother-in-law remembers the quilt being in her mother's trunk in the attic. Quilt could have been made by the two sisters or possibly by the sisters' aunt Josephine Myette of Mapleville, RI with whom they lived when they came to RI from Canada after their mother died.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

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 gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters