QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-706

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:

63

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Wife is great 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:

Temperance Tree Quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Tree of Life

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

"Pine Tree" "Tree of Paradise"

How wide is the quilt?

79 inches

How long is the quilt?

91 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Green

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains; Fading

Type of inscription:

Signature; Place; Message; Date

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"To William and Rebecca, Please accept this Temperance Tree Quilt containing 2094 pieces pieced by me in my 77th year. your mother, Mrs. Mary Ann Rogers New London Conn. Jan. 1886"

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1886

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1886

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Triangles; Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Comprised of alternating bands of green and white fabrics on all four sides. Pieced squares at corner intersections.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Front turned to back; Machine sewn

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 and brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6 per inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo

Quilt top made by:

Rogers, Mary Ann

Quilted by:

Rogers, Mary Ann

Where the quilt was made, city:

New London

Where the quilt was made, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Given by Mary Ann to her son and his wife. Passed down to current owner.

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

quilt was made as a wedding gift

Why was the quilt made?

Not described

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

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 gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

English

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

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