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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