QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-749

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:

103

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Quilter is owner's husband's great grandmother

When was the form filled out?

04/25/1992

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:

Log Cabin

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

"Sunshine and Shadow-Variation"

How wide is the quilt?

64 inches

How long is the quilt?

82 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

Type of inscription:

Message

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"'Heirloom' made by my grandmother Mary O'Connor died Dec. 1919"

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

before 1919

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

ca. 1900

Further information concerning dates:

Note written by Mrs. Raymond Germershausen, granddaughter of quiltmaker.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

32

Size of quilt blocks:

11 inches x 11 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

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Multiple scrap; Geometric; Floral; Conversation Prints; Checked; Solid/plain; Striped

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Conversation prints include images of poker chips and fish heads

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Foundation Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

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?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4 per inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

Quilt top made by:

O'Connor, Mary

Quilted by:

O'Connor, Mary

Where the quilt was made, city:

Winsted

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:

Made by owner's husband's great grandmother. Owner's husband received it from his mother, Mrs. Raymond Germershausen, who was the previous owner.

Why was the quilt made?

Not described

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Traditional pattern variation

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

Public domain

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 date and place of death:

1919

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters