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:

HQD421

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

4/16/2002

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

3. Quilt Width:

74"

3. Quilt Length:

74"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

7. Predominant Color(s):

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

9. Overall condition:

Poor/very worn

10. Damage to quilt:

Fading

Other damage to quilt:

silk fabrics shattering, fragile

11. Repairs to quilt:

Rebound

14. Date of Quilt:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1920's

17. Layout format:

One patch or allover

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Four squares put together

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

306

Size of quilt blocks:

4" x 4"

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:

Side by side

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton; Wool; Silk

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

Solid/plain; Floral; Dotted; Checked; Plaid

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Muslin weight, upholstery weight, and suit weight fabric. Thread used in contstruction was cotton.

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

25.4 Other construction technique:

Multi colored yarn on red circle base

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Straight grain; Front turned to back

If previously undefined, what is the width of the quilt binding:

3/8"

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Wool

Other batting:

The filler shows.

28.2. Batting loft:

Medium

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Not quilted

Other quilting designs used:

Tied with knots on the front.

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

25"; 25"; 25"

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

30. Quilt notes and observations:

with conservation on silk squares; damage; lovely old looking (1830's) print design on some blocks in upholstery weight; have seen tehm previously in cotton weights

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Claire J. Wuchter

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

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