QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-410

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 QACDG - 05

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Great-grandmother

When was the form filled out?

09-07-2006

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Double Wedding Ring

Brackman # or other source & #:

302-303

How wide is the quilt?

72 3/4"

How long is the quilt?

85 7/8"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran; Fold marks or creases; Stains

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c.1932

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

16 1/2" x 18 7/8"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth; Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Other

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

30's typical prints

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Front turned to back; Hand sewn

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?

Medium (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:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Width between quilting lines:

1" apart in rings

Describe the quilting designs used:

typical 30's floral in muslin order

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

Some holes were darned. 1" basting thread left in a birding bit. very typical quilting design - the sahpe of flowers

Quilt top made by:

Stanley, Olive

Where the quilt was made, city:

Clyde

Where the quilt was made, county:

Sandusky

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

occasion unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, special occasion

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, special occasion

Where did the maker get their materials?

Old clothes; Sewing scraps

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

variety of sources

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Magazine; Commercial/Published source: Newspaper

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

Unknown

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

This pattern published in 1930

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Patricia Stanley Jennings

Quilt owner's city:

Gainesville

Quilt owner's county:

Alachua

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Olive Wright

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

c.1846

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

c.1940

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's educational background:

unknown

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's father's name:

? Wright

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

? Dean

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

Thadius C. Stanley

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

English

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

Resteraunteur, hotel operator/owner

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29; Age 30-39

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

unknown

What are the main activities of the group?

she participated in group 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:

made at least 3 wedding rings

Who photographed this quilt?

George A. Plance

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