QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-87

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQA WP-55

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

03-11-2011

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

Inherited

This is a:

Summer spread (quilt top bound but not backed or quilted or tied)

Describe the item:

personally designed applique friendship quilt

Quilt's title:

Folk Art Applique

Owner's name for quilt:

Philadelphia Heritage

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Friendship Quilt, Album Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

70"

How long is the quilt?

101"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Cream; Gold; Red

Antique colors:

Turkey Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Stains

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Appl

Type of inscription:

Date; Multiple Names; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Eugenin 1859 Warnerk Heston 1859 Edward Heston 1859 Aunt Lib 1859 Marlie French 1859

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1857-1859

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt started?

1857

When was the quilt finished?

1859

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Subject of the quilt:

Rose of Sharon, Urn Basket, Guitar applique Folk art

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

5

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:

Other

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique; Other applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

single layer chick ticking

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

no

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

1950's red ric-rac hand applied

Describe the binding:

turned edge on non selvage

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Front turned to back; Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

red & natural

Quilt top made by:

Wallace, Sarah M. Shreve (1846-1922); Hunn, Ellen S. (1887-1956)

Where the quilt was made, city:

Philadelphia,

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1982

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship; Home decoration; Personal enjoyment

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?

Old clothes; Sewing scraps

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

muslin was purchase for sashing

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Original to maker

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

Oral history

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Margaret A. Naisby

Quilt owner's city:

Brooksville

Quilt owner's county:

Hernando

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Shreve & Wallace

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1846

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Trenton

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

New Jersey

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1872

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1922

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

kept house

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's city:

Philadelphia City

Quiltmaker's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Ralph Hunt Shreve

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Lawerenceville, NJ

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Sarah Inskeep

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Trenton, NJ

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

James Madison Wallace

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

American/English

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

Lawyer/banker

Number of children:

7

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative; Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19; Age 20-29

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity; Pleasure

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no