QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-621

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:

SSQAAS009

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Grandmothers Fan

Brackman # or other source & #:

3305

How wide is the quilt?

57 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

71 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Stains; Tears or holes

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1940-1950

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

14 1/2 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout; Squares

Sashing width:

2 1/4 inches

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

2 Side borders/2top & bottom 3 1/2 inch Different fabric

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; Floral; Multiple scrap; Novelty; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Woven or homespun

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Pink; Yellow

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

58 inches

Describe the back:

Different fabrics; Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn

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)?

Zigzag stitched

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:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

4

Width between quilting lines:

1 1/2

Describe the quilting designs used:

Random lines in shashing Circles following block design

Where the quilt was made, city:

Jacksonville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Duval

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:

2001 at death of quiltmaker's granddaughter

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

Originally made for quiltmaker's granddaughter

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

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?

Public domain/traditional pattern

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:

Ancestry.com

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

W.B. & D.S. Butler

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:

Bertha Elizabeth Wilson

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10-08-1882

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Jacksonville

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Florida

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

10-16-1963

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

European

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Henry Wilson

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Germany

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Sarah Rebecca Lay

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Jacksonville

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

European

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

European

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

Palm Valley Sawmill

Number of children:

8

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

5

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts; Necessity; Pleasure

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

Quiltmaker made quilt for granddaughter Arlene Kay Butler 1943-2001, quilt passed on to grandson W.B Butler 2001

Who photographed this quilt?

Sandy Onsager