QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-567

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:

769

Alternate inventory control number:

Q003

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:

Ohio Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

"Variable Star" " Sawtooth Star"

How wide is the quilt?

98 inches

How long is the quilt?

107 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Damage:

Fading

Type of inscription:

Message

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"Russell Roy (or Ray) Allen Bennett." "Howard V. Allen bought house for Varnums."

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1800-1849

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

49

Size of quilt blocks:

10 1/2 inches x 10 1/2 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

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:

Wool; Linen

Description of the back:

Linsey-Woolsey

What color is the back of the quilt?

Black

Describe the back:

Solid/plain; Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

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:

10 per inch

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

12 per inch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Wreaths; Vines; Floral; Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Hearts, Butterflies, Baskets. Different quilting design in each plain square.

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Unknown

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

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

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?

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?

Unknown

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

Fig. 10. Welters, Linda and Margaret Ordonez (eds.), Down by the Old Mill Stream: Quilts in Rhode Island, Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 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