QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-705

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:

62

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

great great grandniece 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:

Crazy Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

79 inches

How long is the quilt?

73 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Initials; Date

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"Fevrier 15, 1899" "F.G."

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

02/15/1899

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

multiple locations; on block

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1899

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Number of quilt blocks:

104

Size of quilt blocks:

6 inches x 7 inches, 6 inches x 8 inches, and 15 inches x 16 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Unknown; Wool; Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Velvet; Satin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Solid/plain; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Foundation Piecing; Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch

Embellishment techniques:

Embroidery

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:

Wool

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

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?

Tied or tufted

Color of thread used in the quilting:

yellow

Quilt top made by:

Ethier, Catherine Plante

Where the quilt was made, city:

Maskinoge

Where the quilt was made, province:

Quebec

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Made by Mrs. Ethier to give to daughter as a wedding gift. Passed down through five generations, and eventually brought to RI by present owner.

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

Three generations of women who owned this quilt got together to reminisce about it.

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

The quilt was made to be used for:

Decorative throw

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

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:

"Home from the Mill: French-Canadian Quiltmakers in Rhode Island. Musee Marsil, Saint-Lambert, Quebec, May 8-August 25, 1996; Musee Baulne, Coaticook, Quebec, October 23-December 18, 1996; Slater Mill Historic Site, March 1-June 1, 1997.

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

Fig. 20 Welters, Linda and Margaret Ordonez (eds.), Down by the Old Mill Stream, Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2000: pp. 38-39. Exhibition catalog. "Home from the Mill: French-Canadian Quiltmakers in Rhode Island." St. Lambert, Quebec: Musee Marsil, 1996.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Plante

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Maskinonge

Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:

Quebec

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Canada

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1840s

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Native American (possibly)

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

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

Ethier, Moise

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

Miner

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

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