QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-555

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:

758

Person filling out this form is:

Relative 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

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Le Moyne Star in Garden Maze

How wide is the quilt?

74 1/4 inches

How long is the quilt?

76 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Damage:

Stains; Distortion or shrinkage

Time period:

1850-1875

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

1850s

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

49

Size of quilt blocks:

7 1/2 inches x 7 1/2 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by garden maze sashing

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

1 3/4 inches

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

1 5/8 inch wide border on four sides with mitered corners.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool; Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Print; Plaid; Multiple scrap; Geometric; Floral; Solid/plain; Checked

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Delaines, Roller and Discharge printed

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?

White

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Thick (More than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6 per inch

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7 per inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Single parallel lines

Quilt top made by:

Maxson, Elizabeth Ward

Quilted by:

Maxson, Elizabeth Ward

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:

Passed down from owner's family on her mother's side.

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

After the documentation, this quilt was donated to the University of Rhode Island Historic Textiles and Costume Collection.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

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

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

"Pieced and Patched: Rhode Island Quilts and the Textile Industry," Slater Mill Historic Site, Pawtucket, RI, September 15-December 20, 1994.

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Family Tree for Elizabeth Ward Maxson

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

University of Rhode Island Historic Textiles and Costume Collection

Quilt owner's city:

Kingston

Quilt owner's state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Maxson

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

09/11/1783

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Newport

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Rhode Island

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

12/23/1804

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1869

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Maxson, Caleb

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Bliss, Mary

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Rhode Island

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English

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

Stillman, Joseph

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

English

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters