QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-99

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:

HQD358

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

4/17/2000

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Pillow cover 21 x 84

3. Quilt Width:

70"

3. Quilt Length:

82.5"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

7. Predominant Color(s):

Red; Blue; Yellow; Green; Orange; Purple; White; Black; Brown; Gray; Navy; Tan; Pink; Gold; Maroon

9. Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Other damage to quilt:

Moderately fragile; some block damage, pristine (?). Unwashed

14. Date of Quilt:

1876-1900

Date quilt completed:

1880's

15. Source of Fabric:

Sewing scraps

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Scraps of dress fabric

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Log Cabin, Barn Raising

18.1.5. Brackman # or Other source & #:

Judy Rehmel #593

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

48

Size of quilt blocks:

10.75" x 11"

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:

Side by side

22.2. Border descriptions:

1" inner, 1.25" middle, 1.5" outer. Plain strips, inner 1" rust; middle 1.25 dark green; outer 1.5 light green, butted corners. Silk crepe.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Silk

23. Fabric used in quilt tops:

Velvet; Satin

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:

Grossgrain, flocked crepe

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing; Foundation Piecing

Unique binding materials?

Back turned to front, top and bottom only

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

Other batting:

The blanket used as filling shows.

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin

29.2. Quilted by:

Sigler, Elizabeth Wilson

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Not quilted

29.3.1. Thread type:

Silk

29.3.1. Thread color:

safron green

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

6

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 2):

7

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

In-the-ditch

Other quilting designs used:

In-the-ditch only in the dark blocks. The quilting stitches are even.

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

3" x 51"; 3" x 32.5"; 3" x 70"; 27" x 70"

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Beautifully graphic--show have conservation or damaged pieces before exhibition. All silk. Some blocks are in pristine condition, some shattering.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Carolyn Melbourne

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

Inherited from Elizabeth Turner in 1990. This quilt was brought to Arizona in 1998. Prior owners of the quilt were: Carolyn Duprat Melbourne, 1990-present; Elizabeth Duprat Turner, 1967-1990; Emily Sigler Duprat, 1942-1967; Elizabeth Wilson Sigler quiltmaker.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Sigler, Elizabeth Wilson

Birth date:

3/29/1851

Death date:

3/4/1942 in Montclair, New Jersey

Quilt maker's birth city:

Little Falls

Quilt maker's birth state:

New Jersy (NJ)

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

The maker also lived in: Little Falls, NJ, 1851-1881; Montclair, NJ, 1881-1942. Elizabeth Wilson Sigler was the daughter of the mayor of Patterson NJ so most likely lived comfortabley for the times. The maker pieced and quilted.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, city:

Montclair

Where the quilt was made, state:

New Jersey (NJ)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

Details about why the quilt was made:

Possible made before or soon after her wedding in 1881