QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-2074

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Tempe History Museum

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

THM150025

Museum Accesssion Number:

TR1:4 74.643

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

03-24-2015

Where was the documentation day held?

Tempe, Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Nine Patch Checkerboard

3. Quilt Width:

65.5 inches

3. Quilt Length:

81.5 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Brown; Green; White

8. Identifiable Quilt Specific colors:

Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange

9. Overall condition:

Poor/very worn

10. Damage to quilt:

Dirty; Disintegration of fabric; Distortion or shrinkage; Fading; Fold marks or creases; Open seams; Quilting thread broken or ties missing; Stains; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding; Other

Other damage to quilt:

White fabrics have yellowed or greyed

11. Repairs to quilt:

Patched with period fabrics; Tear or hole sewn together

13. Inscription:

Multiple Names

13.1. Content of inscription(s):

George & Mollie Goodwin?

13.2. Date of inscription:

1878

14. Date of Quilt:

1876-1900

15. Source of Fabric:

Unknown

16. Subject of the quilt:

Nine patch checkerboard

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Checkerboard

18.1.2. Alternate name(s) for block pattern in common use:

Grandmothers Pride

18.1.5. Brackman # or Other source & #:

2413b

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

50, 8 1/2 blocks, 4 1/4 blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

inches

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:

20 plain squares

18.7. Number of different block patterns present:

1

22. Borders:

1

22.2. Border descriptions:

Single 2.5 inch pieced border on all sides from fabric same as quilt.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Floral; Geometric; 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

27.5. Width of binding:

less than a half inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

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:

White, brown

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

10

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

12

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Double parallel lines; Grid/crosshatch; Single parallel lines

29.4.2. Decorative quilting patterns:

Floral; Wreaths

29.4.3. Background fill patterns:

Grid/crosshatch

Other quilting designs used:

Parallel lines

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.2. Color of backing:

White

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

4

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

46 x 3.5, 35.25 x 3.5, 32.5 x 81.5, 31.5 x 81.5 inches

31.4. Description of back:

Hand sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Add information per attached page.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Name of Quilt Owner:

City of Tempe Tempe History Museum

Quilt Owner's City:

Tempe

Quilt Owner's County:

Maricopa

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

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