QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-694

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project; SunBonnet Sue Quilt Guild

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQASSQG00089

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

02-05-2011

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

Inherited

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Vero Beach. Florida

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Blocks

How wide is the quilt?

82.5 in

How long is the quilt?

83.75 in

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Cream

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Dirty; Discoloration or dyes ran; Quilting thread broken or ties missing; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding

Repairs:

Tear or hole sewn together

Type of inscription:

Initials

Time period:

1800-1849

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c.1842

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

c.1840-c.1860

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Frondella, Susan (sp?)

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

85

Size of quilt blocks:

8.5 in x 8.5 in

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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

no

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:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

31.5 in; 31.25 in; 22 in

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Home cut; Straight grain

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:

Blue green

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Width between quilting lines:

2 in

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Many breaks in quilting lines

Quilt top made by:

Mills, Polly

Quilted by:

Mills, Polly

Where the quilt was made, city:

Orange

Where the quilt was made, state:

Vermont (VT)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Cotton

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

None

Contests entered:

None

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Viner, Polly

Quilt owner's city:

Sebastian

Quilt owner's county:

Indian River

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Orange

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Vermont

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Who photographed this quilt?

Richard Kniesly