QUILT INDEX RECORD
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