QUILT INDEX RECORD

27-23-2738

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.2783

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Double Wedding Ring

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Wedding Ring, Rainbow Wedding Ring Rainbow

Brackman # or other source & #:

#303, page 59. pieced

How wide is the quilt?

65.75 inches

How long is the quilt?

82 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Scalloped

Describe the corners:

square or tucked in

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Blue or Navy; Red

Overall color scheme:

Bright or primary colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

quarter sized stain on front

Type of inscription:

Other

Describe the type of inscription:

Probably an inventory number and a price as if it was being sold somewhere.

What is inscribed on the quilt?

#474/$125.00

Method used to make the inscription:

Other

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

A 2 x 41/2 inch piece of masking tape, handwritten in blue ink on the front of the quilt. It was suggested to the owner that the tape be removed.

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

front

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

none

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

geometric

Number of quilt blocks:

80 pieced

Size of quilt blocks:

71/2 x 7 1/2 inches

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the quilt setting:

Each block contains an elliptical ring of the Double Wedding Ring pattern. Each block is turned so that 4 blocks make an X of the rings. A very unusual placement of this pattern.

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

one

Number of borders:

one

Describe the borders:

Plain cream colored muslin, the same as the background in the blocks.

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:

Striped; Plaid; Geometric; Floral; Checked

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

two

Width of pieces on the back:

not recorded

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

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

less than a half inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1/4 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:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Describe the quilting designs used:

1/4 inch inside melons, pieced arcs and background piece. In the background piece, there is another line in from the corner, and one through the middle of the piece.

Quilt top made by:

Maddox, Annie Laurie (Stewart)

Quilted by:

Maddox, Annie Laurie (Stewart)

Where the quilt was made, county:

Butts

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Owner inherited from Annie Laurie (Stewart) Maddox, her grandmother.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Old clothes

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Feed sacks

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

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:

Stewart

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10-29-1871

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Butts County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Georgia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date of death:

February 11, 1962

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Stewart, James Thomas

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Stewart, Nancy Jane (Deason)

Number of children:

five

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

three

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

two

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

See quilt # wqp.2782 for more information on the quiltmaker.

Who photographed this quilt?

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.