QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-750

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:

104

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Quilter is owner's husband's great aunt

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:

Double Wedding Ring

How wide is the quilt?

72 inches

How long is the quilt?

89 inches

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

Corner blocks on point

What color is the quilt?

White; Pink; Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Never been washed.

Type of inscription:

Date; Single

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"Made by Jane M. Hodge April, 1933"

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

April, 1933

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

April, 1933

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

24 inch diameter

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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?

Same block throughout

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple scrap

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

muslin

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; Hand sewn; Commercial; Bias grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one 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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5 per inch

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10 per inch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral; Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Every other block is quilted in a traced spider web or a floral motif. Areas between rings also quilted.

Quilt top made by:

Hodge, Jane M.

Quilted by:

Hodge, Jane M.

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 aunt that was passed to him through his family.

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?

Public domain/traditional pattern

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:

O'Connor

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Winsted

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Connecticut

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters