QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-552

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:

755

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:

Pineapple

How wide is the quilt?

76 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

86 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

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:

54

Size of quilt blocks:

9 1/4 inches x 9 1/4 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

8 1/2 inch border on two opposing sides only.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

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; Yellow

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; 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:

8 per inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan; Grid diamond

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

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

Olive is unsure who the quiltmaker is, but she knows that quilt was brought by her mother, Aurore Ferron St. Pierre, and her aunt, Exepherine Ferron St. Pierre Mathieo, when they moved from Canada to RI when their mother died. Olive remembers the quilt being kept in her mother's trunk. Either Olive's mother or aunt could have made the quilt, or it could have been made by Aurore's Aunt Josephine Myettee who lived in Mapleville, RI.

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?

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, country:

United States

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters