QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-698

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:

57

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

daughter-in-law 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:

Basket and Flowers

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Basket and flowers variation

How wide is the quilt?

61 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

77 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt started?

1937

When was the quilt finished?

1939

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1937-1939

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

1930s

Further information concerning dates:

Waldvogel, Merikay. Soft Covers for Hard Times: Quiltmaking and the Great Depression. Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press, 1990. p. 13

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

32

Size of quilt blocks:

10 inches x 10 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

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:

2 inch white border on all four sides. Mitered corners.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Unknown

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Print; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch; Hand Applique

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Embellishments used:

Can?t tell

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Yellow

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Blanket or flannel

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:

5 per inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

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

Each block has a different appliqued flower.

Quilt top made by:

Chaplin, Florence Luther

Quilted by:

Chaplin, Florence Luther

Where the quilt was made, city:

Middletown

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:

Owner received quilt from her mother in law.

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

Known as "Sammy's Quilt" because quilter made while pregnant with one of her sons, Samuel Luther Chaplin.

Why was the quilt made?

Home decoration; Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, daily use

Describe present uses of the quilt:

Used to cover grandchildren when they visit.

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps; Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Luther

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

02/07/ 1895

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Pawtucket

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Rhode Island

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School: Providence Normal School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

School Committee

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Luther, William

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Rhode Island

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Winn, Mary Luther

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' ethnic/tribal background:

English/German

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Machinist

Number of children:

7

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

6

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Always sewing and doing handwork. Loving, outgoing, giving, good mother, and cook. Taught daughter-in-law all she knows.

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters, Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design, University of Rhode Island