QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-563

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:

766

Alternate inventory control number:

Q001

Person filling out this form is:

Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

Varnum House Informant

When was the form filled out?

05/16/1994

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Other

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Other

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Medallion

How wide is the quilt?

64 inches

How long is the quilt?

76 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Type of inscription:

Place; Multiple Names; Date

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Dates on quilt top: 1828, 1827. Also says: "British Manufacture" "Broad Oak R Hargreaves" "WM Grant & Brother" "William Allen, Manchester"

Method used to make the inscription:

Printed in the fabric

Time period:

1800-1849

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

After 1828

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Number of quilt blocks:

22

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

2

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

None

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Multiple scrap; Floral

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?

Home cut; Hand sewn; Front turned to back; Back turned to front; Straight grain

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?

Tied or tufted

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White, Brown, and Blue

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Quilt top contains bolt ends which have dates stamped on them as well as place of manufacture. All come from England. Binding is done differently on each side.

How was this quilt acquired?

Unknown

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Property of Varnum House in East Greenwich, RI. Unknown how quilt came into their possession.

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

Based on bolt ends, quilt was possibly made in England.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Traditional pattern variation

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

Public domain

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

"Through Attic Windows," New England Quilt Museum, 1989.

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

Fig. 36 in Linda Welters and Margaret Ordonez (eds.) Down by the Old Mill Stream: Quilts in Rhode Island (Kent, OH: Kent State UP, 2000).

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Varnum House

Quilt owner's city:

East Greenwich

Quilt owner's state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters