QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-566

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:

47

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Blood relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

great 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:

Album Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Album Patch

How wide is the quilt?

77 inches

How long is the quilt?

92 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names; Message; Date; Place

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"Members of the Frenchtown Sewing Society Commencing May 28th 1874" Names of group members as well as the years they held an office.

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

multiple locations; on block

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt started?

mid 1870s

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

56

Size of quilt blocks:

9 inches x 9 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection); Separated by inner and outer sashing (sashing surrounds all sides of all blocks)

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

2 1/4 inches

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print; Geometric; Dotted; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

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:

4 per inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Name of the group that made the quilt:

The Frenchtown Sewing Society

Quilt top made by:

Fry, Mary Reynolds Greene and friends

Quilted by:

Fry, Mary Reynolds Greene and friends

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:

Quilt owner is the great granddaughter of Mary Reynolds Greene Fry, treasurer of the group from 1875-1878.

Why was the quilt made?

Fundraising

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Public domain

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Exhibited in a quilt show in East Greenwich in the early 1970s (exact date and name unknown), "Stitches in Time-Rhode Island Quilts" Rhode Island Historical Society, Feb. 4-June 30, 1994

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

Fig. 93 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:

Greene

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1820

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

East Greenwich

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Rhode Island

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

If the quilt was made by a group, when did the group start?

May 28th, 1874

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1840

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1890s

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Tailoring

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Greene, William

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

East Greenwich, RI

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Greene, Abigal

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Warwick, RI

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English

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

Fry, Joseph

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

Number of children:

7

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Church; Fundraising

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

The Frenchtown Sewing Society

Where does/did the group meet?

Frenchtown Rd., East Greenwich, RI

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters