QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

SSQAAS0

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Daughter of person quilt was made for

When was the form filled out?

02-21-2011

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Yoyo

How wide is the quilt?

74 inches

How long is the quilt?

80 inches

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Scalloped

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Cream; Green; Pink; Purple; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Time period:

1950-1975

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

6132

Size of quilt blocks:

1 inch

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Rayon; Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Sateen; Satin; Unknown

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:

Yo-yo

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

no

Description of the back:

Same as front

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

Same as front

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

Maker was a dressmaker and used scraps to make the YoYo's.

Quilt top made by:

Smart, Jennie

Where the quilt was made, city:

Granville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Washington

Where the quilt was made, state:

New York (NY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

From my father to my mother who gave it to me in 2009 for Christmas.

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

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

Made for her chiropractic doctor, Frank Edwin Gingras as a present.

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Miss Jennie Smart was a dressmaker

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

Professional photo of Miss Jennie Smart and Dr. Frank E. Gingras with quilt.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mrs. Mary Jo Gingras Kuhn

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:

Jennie Smart

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Sept. 1875

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

unknown

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

New York

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

unknown

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasian

Quiltmaker's educational background:

unknown - census of 1930 states that she could read & write.

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

unknown

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Dressmaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's county:

Washington

Quiltmaker's city:

Granville

Quiltmaker's state:

New York (NY)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Anna Smart

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Mother was also a New York dressmaker at home.

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

white

Who photographed this quilt?

Sandy Onsager