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38-36-2384

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:

PI062

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

9/19/1987

Where was the documentation day held?

Pine

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

3. Quilt Width:

82"

3. Quilt Length:

70"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Square corners

6. Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

7. Predominant Color(s):

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

9. Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

14. Date of Quilt:

1901-1929

Date quilt completed:

1929

15. Source of Fabric:

Sewing scraps

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

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

Six Pointed Star

Describe the source of the pattern:

Friends

Size of quilt blocks:

4

22.2. Border descriptions:

Muslin weight. Quilt appliqued onto border. Corners are butted. 3.5".

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Floral; Novelty; Solid/plain

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

25.2 Applique techniques:

Hand Applique

Unique binding materials?

The corners are rounded.

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Bias grain

27.5. Width of binding:

less than a half inch

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

3/8"

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin

29.2. Quilted by:

Clark, Rosa

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

White

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

4

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

6

Other quilting designs used:

Outline of pieced shapes. Criss-crossed in stars. Straight lines in the border.

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

Seamed

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Clark, Sandra J.

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

The quilt was brought to Arizona in 1976. Inherited from mother.

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

Pictures of quiltmaker, Family Bible records

3. Quilt maker's name:

Clark, Rosa

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

1886

Death date:

1978, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. Detroit, Michigan.

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

English

Educational Background:

High school

Religious affiliation:

Congregational

Quilt maker's birth city:

central

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

State:

Michigan (MI)

Country:

United States

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Harris

Spouse's/spouses' occupation(s):

Dir. of Research at Parke-Davis.

Number of children:

1

6. How did the maker learn to quilt:

From Relative

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts; Pleasure

Explain how and/or why the maker quilts:

Learned to quilt from mother in 1910

9. Available sources for the quilt maker:

There are other quilts by this maker.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, city:

Central Michigan

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

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:

Probably first quilt by maker.

Cite this Quilt

Clark, Ros. Six Pointed Star. 1929. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Quilt Project 1987-1989. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-2384. Accessed: 03/28/24