QUILT INDEX RECORD
38-36-89
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:
HQD341
When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?
4/15/2000
1. Type of quilt object
Finished quilt
3. Quilt Width:
70"
3. Quilt Length:
79"
4. Shape of edge:
Scalloped
5. Shape of Corners:
Rounded
7. Predominant Color(s):
Purple; White
9. Overall condition:
Good/moderate use
Date quilt completed:
1920-30?
17. Layout format:
Block pattern
18.1.1. Block pattern:
Tree of life variation (original)
18.2. Number of quilt blocks:
20
Size of quilt blocks:
10.5"
18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Describe other spacing style:
both ways
22. Borders:
3
22.2. Border descriptions:
2, 1, and 2"; 3 setions on sides, 2 sections on top and bottom. Mitered corners.
23. Fiber used in quilt tops:
Cotton
24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:
Solid/plain
Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:
Muslin weight
25.1 Piecing techniques:
Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing
27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:
Separate binding applied; Bias grain; Home cut; Front turned to back
28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:
Cotton
Other batting:
The batting does not show, but debris is visible.
28.2. Batting loft:
Thin
29.2. Quilted by:
Merritt, Cora Maude Long with help from her daughter, Gladys
29.3. Quilting technique used:
Hand quilting
29.3.1. Thread type:
Cotton
29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 1):
10
Other quilting designs used:
The quilting stitches are even.
31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:
Silk
Other fabric fiber types used in quilt back:
Oriental fair fabric, stripe
31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:
39.5" x 79"; 31.125" x 79"
31.4. Description of back:
Same fabric used throughout
1. Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Name of Quilt Owner:
James Stephenson
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?
Inherited from Aunt Gladys in 1985. This quilt was brought to Arizona in 1970? Prior owners of the quilt were: James Stephenson, 1985-date; Gladys Merritt Holden, 1967-1985; Cora Merritt, 192?-1963.
3. Quilt maker's name:
Merritt, Cora Maude Long
Birth date:
3/21/1872
Death date:
9/14/1963 in Jasper County, Iowa (Newton)
Quilt maker's birth city:
Jefferson County
Quilt maker's birth state:
Iowa (IA)
Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?
Necessity; Pleasure
Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:
The maker also lived in: Fairfield, Iowa, 1877-?; Kellerton, Iowa, ?-195_; Mount Ayr, Iowa, 195_?; Newton, Iowa, 195_-1967. The maker pieced, appliqued and quilted.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Where the quilt was made, city:
Mount Ayr
Where the quilt was made, county:
Ringgold
Where the quilt was made, state:
Iowa (IA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Cite this Quilt
Merritt, Cora Maude Lon. Tree of life variation (original). 1920-30?. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Heritage Quilt Study Group of Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, Arizona. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-89. Accessed: 04/18/24