QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-715

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:

SSQAAS020

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker; Quilting teacher

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

The Double Wedding Ring

Owner's name for quilt:

The Double Wedding Ring

Brackman # or other source & #:

302

How wide is the quilt?

86 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

85 inches

Shape of edge:

Other

Describe the edge:

Follows shape of blocks

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Cream; Red

Antique colors:

Cadet Blue; Double Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

NONE

Time period:

1901-1929

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

36

Size of quilt blocks:

20 x 20 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the quilt setting:

Overlocking

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Number of borders:

NONE

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:

Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Mourning Prints; Multiple scrap; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

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:

7

Width of pieces on the back:

Vaarity

Describe the back:

Machine 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?

Hand sewn; 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?

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:

cream

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

12

Width between quilting lines:

1 - 2 inches

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

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral; Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Other decorative quilting designs used is Compass

Quilt top made by:

Eichhorn, Nettie Brookover

Quilted by:

Eichhorn, Nettie Brookhorn

Where the quilt was made, city:

Dayton

Where the quilt was made, county:

Montgomery

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Death of owner: mother (wife of grandson of maker) 2003

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Study or teaching aid

Describe present uses of the quilt:

Sample for scrap quilt lecture; lecture about family quilts

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Sunnie Malesky

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:

Brookover

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

01-18-1873

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

02-13-1930

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts; Pleasure

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Who photographed this quilt?

Sandy Onsager