QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Heritage Quilt Study Group of Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, Arizona

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

HQD270

When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?

10/18/1997

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

3. Quilt Width:

70"

3. Quilt Length:

88"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Rounded

7. Predominant Color(s):

Blue; Yellow; Green; Orange; White; Brown; Navy; Tan; Pink; Gold

10. Damage to quilt:

Fading

Other damage to quilt:

Fragile, heavy wear, fragile

13.1. Content of inscription(s):

date, 1851 quilted in plain block 6 rows on right hand side with points going up (? 3 initials, R. O. D. ?)

14. Date of Quilt:

1850-1875

Further information concerning dates:

1851

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Tepee or Sugar loaf

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

90; 8 half blocks

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:

Side by side

22. Borders:

1

22.2. Border descriptions:

4-5". Plain strips, butted corners. Green cotton fabric.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:

Floral; Geometric; Dotted; Checked; Plaid; Striped

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Muslin weight. White cotton thread was used in the construction of the top. There are 6 stitches per inch in the piecing.

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Straight grain; Home cut

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

Other batting:

The homemade batt shows. Debris is visible.

28.2. Batting loft:

Thick

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

White and tan

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 1):

6

Knots visible:

yes

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Outline; Echo

Other quilting designs used:

Echo quilting 1/2". Baptist fan in the border.

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

3

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

32" x 88"; 24" x 88"; 23.5" x 88"

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

30. Quilt notes and observations:

this quilt was in the Arizona Quilt Project in 1987

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Patricia Daly

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

This quilt was inherited from great aunt Louella Fulmer. This quilt was brought to Arizona in about 1980.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Davis

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, city:

Abbeville

Where the quilt was made, state:

Mississippi (MS)

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