QUILT INDEX RECORD

27-23-344

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.0296

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

1-14-95

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:

Friendship Ring

Owner's name for quilt:

Dresden Plate

Brackman # or other source & #:

3471a

How wide is the quilt?

66.375 - 66.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

83.5 - 84.875 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Yellow; Orange; Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Unused

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

20 names: Row 1 top: Georgia May, Mary Rice-Poe, Mary Dixon Fritz, Rosie Shaw: Row 2: Marguerite Burlingame, Georgia Sealoff, Dorothy Webster, Viola Rickman; Row 3:Edith Johnson, Leona Weaver & Viva Butler, Florence Long, Mary V. Philipa Row 4: Alma Shilling, Lottie Miller, Alice Beale, Helen Morris Row 5: Elizabeth Dixon, J. Dean, M. Dean, Bertha Schuster

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

none

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Most are black running stitch

Location of inscription:

on block

Describe where the inscription was found:

Center circles on "plates".

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt started?

unknown

When was the quilt finished?

after 1950s

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

1930-1960

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Wyoming quilt project

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20 pieced & appliqued

Size of quilt blocks:

16.5 inches x 16.5 inches

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?

Squares

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; Plaid; Geometric; Dotted; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

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

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

Yellow

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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?

Polyester

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:

not recorded

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

In joints of four blocks is a "laurel leaf" design done in anvils .25 inches inside one side of "petal" also outside the entire ring.

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

One "plate" in one corner is bigger in diameter. The orange center is bigger. There are 16 petals instead of the 14 in the rest of the blocks. The colors of this one block are mostly blue with some pink. The rest of the blocks are mostly a variety of multi pastels.

Where the quilt was made, state:

Idaho (ID)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Paula Slater inherited quilt from mother Mary Weaver Slater.

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Mary Weaver Slater was a teacher on Indian reservation. quilt could have been made when she left home for the reservation or for her wedding.

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

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

Photos of great grandmother Anna Christensen and grandmother Rae Clark as a child.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Paula Slater

Quilt owner's city:

Restricted

Quilt owner's county:

Albany

Quilt owner's state:

Wyoming (WY)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Who photographed this quilt?

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.