QUILT INDEX RECORD
23-19-771
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:
124
Alternate inventory control number:
URI 71.15.03
Person filling out this form is:
Other
Source of the information on this quilt:
University of Rhode Island Historic Textile and Costume Collection
When was the form filled out?
05/15/1992
Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:
Quilt owner
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Spiderweb
How wide is the quilt?
66 1/2 inches
How long is the quilt?
77 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Black
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Fading
Time period:
1901-1929
When was the quilt finished?
1929
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1929
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Diamonds
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Silk
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Premium type; Multiple scrap; Print
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Silk
What color is the back of the quilt?
Red
Describe the back:
Machine sewn
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Silk
Fabric structure of the binding:
Satin
How is the binding made?
Ribbon; Hand 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?
No filling
How are the layers held together?
Not quilted
Quilt top made by:
Strange, William M.
Where the quilt was made, city:
Voluntown
Where the quilt was made, state:
Connecticut (CT)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Donated to University of Rhode Island Historic Textile and Costume Collection by Dean Beverly Downing Cusack
Why was the quilt made?
Art or personal expression
The quilt was made to be used for:
Decorative throw
Quilt is presently used as:
Other collection; Study or teaching aid
Where did the maker get their materials?
Unknown
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Public domain/traditional pattern
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Newspaper clipping with photo of quiltmaker and his quilt along with a poem about quiltmaker
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Figs. 143 & 144, Welters, Linda and Margaret Ordonez (eds.), Down by the Old Mill Stream, Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2000.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's state:
Rhode Island (RI)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's gender:
Male
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Who photographed this quilt?
RIQDP
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Linda Welters
Cite this Quilt
Strange, William M. Spiderweb. 1929. From University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=23-19-771. Accessed: 03/28/24