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; Arizona Quilt Project 1987-1989

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

C011

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

12-05-1987

Where was the documentation day held?

Chandler Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Crazy Quilt

3. Quilt Width:

75 inches

3. Quilt Length:

88 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Square corners

7. Predominant Color(s):

Beige or Tan; Black; Blue or Navy; Brown; Gold; Gray; Green; Maroon; Red; White; Yellow

9. Overall condition:

Excellent/like new

Other damage to quilt:

Very, very little fading.

Other repairs to quilt:

Dry-cleaned

13. Inscription:

Date; Signature; Single

13.1. Content of inscription(s):

Maker's name "Daisey" is on quilt and a lot of her relatives.

13.2. Date of inscription:

March 14, 1900

14. Date of Quilt:

1876-1900

Date quilt completed:

March 14, 1900 when quiltmaker was 25 years old.

15. Source of Fabric:

Sewing scraps

16. Subject of the quilt:

Fans, Crazy Quilt

17. Layout format:

Crazy

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Friendship quilt; Fans

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

Crazy quilt

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; Silk; Wool

23. Fabric used in quilt tops:

Velvet

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

Checked; Floral; Geometric; Plaid; Solid/plain

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

25.4 Other construction technique:

Very beautifully embroidered with names, initials, date and stitches. Cotton thread was used in construction.

26.1. Embellishment techniques:

Embroidery

26.2 Embellishment materials used in top:

Cotton thread

Unique binding materials?

Very nice edging treatment sewn to front and folded back on edge so it doesn't show on front. The corners are mitered. The binding is the same on all sides.

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Front turned to back

Other batting:

Unknown

28.2. Batting loft:

Medium

29.2. Quilted by:

Bowerman, Daisy Dell

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Tied or tufted

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

Other quilting designs used:

The quilt is tied with yarn. Knots are on the back.

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

Seamed

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

30. Quilt notes and observations:

A lovely crazy quilt with date and names and beautiful embroidery. Very good condition.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Bowerman, Joy

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

The quilt was previously owned by Opal Lahnun (Bowerman). Inherited from sister (Opal Lahnun (Bowerman)) in 1987. Nephew sent it to Arizona after sister's death in 1987.

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

Pictures, Family Bible Records

3. Quilt maker's name:

Bowerman, Daisy Dell

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

06/04/1875

Death date:

1916, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Flint, Indiana.

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

Scotch-Irish

Educational Background:

Grade school

Religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quilt maker's birth city:

Angola

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

City:

Angola

State:

Indiana (IN)

Country:

United States

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Morse

Spouse's/spouses' occupation(s):

Farmer

Number of children:

2; son was 7 years old when she died.

6. How did the maker learn to quilt:

From Relative

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity; Pleasure

Explain how and/or why the maker quilts:

Learned to quilt from mother. Liked to sew and liked pretty things.

7. Name of quilting group

Owner remembers going with mother to quilting bee.

9. Available sources for the quilt maker:

There are no other quilts by this maker.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, city:

Angola

Where the quilt was made, state:

Indiana (IN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

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

Made while maker was waiting for first child to be born.

Source of the information on this quilt:

Maker is owner's mother.

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