QUILT INDEX RECORD
28-30-201
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:
SSQAAS062
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:
Grandmother
When was the form filled out?
03-19-2011
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:
Designed quilt motif
This is a:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
Owner's name for quilt:
Old Oaken Bucket
How wide is the quilt?
63 1/2 inches
How long is the quilt?
70 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Describe the edge:
Untrimmed
Shape of corners:
Straight
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Type of inscription:
Message
Any other notes on inscriptions:
Wide Spreading Stream, "Deer Tangled within Orchard"
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Song- Old Oaken Bucket The Meadow Creek"
Method used to make the inscription:
Embroidery; Ink
Location of inscription:
multiple locations; on block
Time period:
1930-1949
Describe the quilt's layout:
Crazy
Subject of the quilt:
Farm stead
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Broadcloth
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Checked; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Novelty; Solid/plain; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery; Ink drawing
Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?
no
Embellishments used:
Cotton thread
Name of the group that made the quilt:
Anna L. Myers 1930
Where the quilt was made, city:
Springfield
Where the quilt was made, state:
Oregon (OR)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
1960
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Pioneer woman - taught school in a sod house in Kansas - Husband ran Cherokee strip in 1893 went to Oregon in 1901.
Why was the quilt made?
Personal enjoyment
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
Quilt is presently used as:
Keepsake/memento
Where did the maker get their materials?
Sewing scraps
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Original to maker
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Betty Jo Mikesell
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:
Browning
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
12-24-1869
If the quilt was made by a group, when did the group disband?
1962
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Caldwell Teachers College
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Christian Church
Quiltmaker's father's name:
James Jackson Browning
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Adelaide Mann
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
England
Number of children:
4
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
1
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
3
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Self-Taught
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 11-19
Why does the quiltmaker quilt?
Necessity; Pleasure
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
20-50 quilts
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
no
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
Scraps
Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs or rhymes used by the quiltmaker:
Sang Old Oaken Bucket - hymn
Who photographed this quilt?
Sandy Onsager
Cite this Quilt
Anna L. Myers 1930. Old Oaken Bucket. 1930-1949. From Florida Quilt Project, Florida Quilt Project; Quilt Discovery Days. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=28-30-201. Accessed: 03/28/24