QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-1781

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

TUC140046

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

04-05-2014

Where was the documentation day held?

Tucson, Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

54-40 or Fight

3. Quilt Width:

56. inches

3. Quilt Length:

71.5 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Red

Describe any colors not included in the other color fields:

Off-white

9. Overall condition:

Fair/worn

10. Damage to quilt:

Discoloration or dyes ran; Fading; Fold marks or creases; Stains; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding

14. Date of Quilt:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c.1930

15. Source of Fabric:

Unknown

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

54-40 or Fight

18.1.5. Brackman # or Other source & #:

1627a

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

Blocks: 30; 1/2 Blocks: 5

Size of quilt blocks:

11 x 11 inches

18.4. Block style (shape):

Squares

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

18.7. Number of different block patterns present:

1; 54-40 or Fight

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

23. Fabric used in quilt tops:

Muslin

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

Floral; Novelty; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:

Plain weave

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Straight grain; Machine sewn

27.5. Width of binding:

half inch - one inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Polyester

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

Off White

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

6

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

8

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

In-the-ditch

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

Other fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Backing: Off-white

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

1

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

55.5 inches

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Linda Marie Carmean

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

c.1970; Given to me by my mother.

2. Other related items such as publications, image, oral history, or ephemera:

Made by my great grandmother, Emily Joella Pruett Butler and my great aunt Emily Mary Ann Butler.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Pruett Butler, Emily Joella (Jodie); Emily Mary Ann Butler (Annie)

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

03-08-1871

Death date:

c.1971

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

Caucasian-Scottish

Educational Background:

One room school

Religious affiliation:

Primitive Baptist

Quilt maker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quilt maker's birth city:

Winston County

Quilt maker's birth state:

Alabama

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

5. Father's name:

Pruett, James Collins

Father's birthplace:

Alabama

Mother's name:

Vaughn, Mary

Mother's birthplace:

Alabama

Number of children:

7

Number of female children:

3

Number of male children:

4

6. How did the maker learn to quilt:

Self-Taught

When learned to quilt:

Age 20-29

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity

Describe the quiltmaker's unique or favorite materials, patterns, quilting techniques, etc.:

Hand piecing, scraps from sewing, hand quilting.

Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs, or rhymes used by the quilt maker:

Neighbors gathered to quilt at her house on a frame suspended from ceiling, she made dinner for them all.

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

Grew and carded her own cotton excellent seamstress (could make clothes w/no existing pattern).

9. Available sources for the quilt maker:

Home grown cotton, scraps from clothing.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

(?) pattern (stars)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

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

Received as a gift

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