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

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQAGT001

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

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

Mother; Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

08-07-10

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

none

Owner's name for quilt:

Original Redwork Designs

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Red work

How wide is the quilt?

63 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

68 1/4 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Dirty; Wear to edge or binding; Other

Describe the damage:

Embrodery worn

Type of inscription:

Date; Initials

Any other notes on inscriptions:

'99 UHS -- 1899 Uxbridge High School

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c.1890

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Red Work

Number of quilt blocks:

107

Size of quilt blocks:

10 across, 11 down, one center block the size of 4 blocks.

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

107

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Medallion size:

11 1/2 inches x 10 1/2 inches

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

4 inches wide plain white cloth

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:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

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

no

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

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:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

31 1/2 inches

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1/2 inch Topstitched down by machine

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1 1/4 inch

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Chevron

Quilt top made by:

Designs drawn by Agnes Clara Parker, stitched by Jessie Merrill Parker

Quilted by:

Aurissa Delphina Merrill Parker

Where the quilt was made, city:

Winter Springs

Where the quilt was made, county:

Seminole

Where the quilt was made, state:

Florida (FL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Inherited on death of Jessie Merrill Parker Dowse

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

Redwork Quilt Designs drawn by Agnes Clara Parker (1869 - 1962). Redwork stitched by Jessie Merrill Parker c. 1890 (1883 - 1975). She was too sickly to go to school. Quilting done by Aurissa Delphina Merrill Parker (1838 - 1911).

Why was the quilt made?

Therapy

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?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

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

Original to maker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Jane Ashbrook Hamrock

Quilt owner's city:

Winter Springs

Quilt owner's county:

Seminole

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Parker, Parker, Merrill

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1883, 1869, 1838

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Uxbridge

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Massachusetts

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1975, 1962, 1911

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasion

Quiltmaker's educational background:

JMP Tufts '04

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Unitarian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Edward Parker

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Caucasion

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Aurissa Delphina Merrill Parker

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Caucasion

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

Charles Arthur Dowse

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

Caucasion

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

Farmer & Bank president

Number of children:

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Therapy

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

They thought she was too sickly to go to school. Mother was Milliner, father was tailor, sister was an artist

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 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:

She sewed for herself and 5 children, also knitted.

Access and copyright information:

Open/Public Domain

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