QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

Who documented this quilt?

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

Wyoming Quilt Project Documentation Number:

wqp.0252

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

10-16-94

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Quilted or tied the top

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Lone Star

Owner's name for quilt:

Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

An Aesthetic Quilt, Star of the East, Star of Bethlehem, Blazing Star, Rising Star, Pride of Texas, Star of Stars, Rising Sun, Overall Star Pattern

Brackman # or other source & #:

4005

How wide is the quilt?

87.5 - 89.75 inches

How long is the quilt?

92.75 - 93.25 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Pink; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors; Bright or primary colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Pencil or pen or marking lines; Stains; Wear to edge or binding

Time period:

1930-1949

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

1930s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Wyoming Quilt Project

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Subject of the quilt:

Star

Size of quilt blocks:

inches x inches

Medallion size:

not recorded

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Solid/plain

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Not recorded - Construction techniques used in quilt top: piecing techniques

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Green; Yellow

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

5

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Home cut; Straight 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?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Off white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Wreaths

Quilt top made by:

Else, Mary Elizabeth

Quilted by:

Else, Mary Elizabeth

Where the quilt was made, city:

Wolford

Where the quilt was made, county:

Pierce

Where the quilt was made, state:

North Dakota (ND)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Line of inheritance: Mary Else to Florence Else, to Mayme Else

Why was the quilt made?

Not described

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, special occasion

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

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?

Public domain

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

As the granddaughter Mayme Else Chilson helped quilt "The Star". It was made from sewing scraps from dresses made for 4 daughters. Made in the thirties and quilted later. Fabric for back was purchased for back.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Chilson, Mayme Else

Quilt owner's city:

Restricted

Quilt owner's county:

Albany

Quilt owner's state:

Wyoming (WY)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Waters, Mary E.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Calgary

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Canada

Quiltmaker's date of death:

1957

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grade school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Farm wife

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

England

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Else, James

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Farmer

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Neighborhood

Where does/did the group meet?

Wolford, ND

Who photographed this quilt?

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.