QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-85

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project; Quilt Discovery Days

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQAAS036

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grand Niece

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

78 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

71 3/4 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Orange

Antique colors:

Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Stains; Tears or holes; Uneven batting; Wear to edge or binding

Time period:

1901-1929

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Owner's mother

Describe the quilt's layout:

Horizontal strip

Number of quilt blocks:

18 Complete; 10 partial

Size of quilt blocks:

10 1/2 inches x 11 1/4 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by horizontal strips

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Geometric; Mourning Prints; Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

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:

5

Width of pieces on the back:

Various

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Home cut

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?

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:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines; Grid square

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

Made for evey day blanket

Quilt top made by:

Mathews, Lizzie May Wilson

Quilted by:

Mathews, Lizzie May Wilson

Where the quilt was made, city:

Indianapolis

Where the quilt was made, county:

Marion

Where the quilt was made, state:

Indiana (IN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilter to nephew, nephew to daughter (present owner)

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

Quilter raised nephew when his mother died wen he was 3 (1915). The nephew was my father, Edward Wilson - b.1912.

Details about why the quilt was made:

Needed for daily bedding

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?

This was considered an every day quilted blanket

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Describe present uses of the quilt:

Too fragile to use now - display on rack

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Victoria Martz

Quilt owner's city:

Jacksonville

Quilt owner's county:

Duval

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

lizzie May Wilson

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1883

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Brookville

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Indiana

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1961

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

WASP

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Teacher, Sseamstress

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Marion

Quiltmaker's city:

Indianapolis

Quiltmaker's state:

Louisiana (LA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Lenuel J. Wilson

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Brookville, Indiana b. 1843

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

WASP

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Sara Elizabeth Martin

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Indiana

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

WASP

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

Howard Mathews

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Early, needed blankets/quilts; later, pleasure & gifts

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Used a large hoop

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

She was an accomplished seamstress and made high end women's clothes. She was also a gifted embroider

Who photographed this quilt?

Sandy Onsager