QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-731

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:

86

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt collector; Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

04/25/1992

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner; Quilt collector

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Purchased the quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Medallion set with blocks in center

How wide is the quilt?

97 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

96 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Black; Beige or Tan

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Tears or holes; Fading

Time period:

1800-1849

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

1830s

Further information concerning dates:

Orlofsky, Quilts in America, 1974, p. 85, 205-208

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

9 1/2 inches x 9 1/2 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Medallion size:

38 inches x 47 1/2 inches

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

First border is pieced, triangles on the sides, squares on top and bottom. Second border three sided solid black border with thinner tan strip on bottom. Third border is solid white on all four sides with tan blocks at corner. Fourth and outer border is solid tan fabric different widths on each side.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool; Linen; Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Handwoven; Linsey-woolsey; Glazed

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Wool

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown; Beige or Tan

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Double thread

Color of thread used in the quilting:

brown, blue, and tan

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7 per inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other; All-over-design

Describe the quilting designs used:

Diamonds with echo.

Where the quilt was made, state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Purchased at an auction in South Kingstown, RI.

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

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters