QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-2492

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:

SC045

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

11/1/1987

Where was the documentation day held?

Sun City

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

3. Quilt Width:

73.5"

3. Quilt Length:

88.5"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Square corners

7. Predominant Color(s):

Blue or Navy; Red; White

9. Overall condition:

Excellent/like new

14. Date of Quilt:

1901-1929

Date quilt completed:

c1920 when quiltmaker was around 58 years old.

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Embroidered Redwork

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

American History

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

24

Size of quilt blocks:

8.5x9

18.4. Block style (shape):

Sampler

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:

Separated by plain sashing; Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

20. Sashing width:

4". The corners measure 4x4

22. Borders:

3

22.2. Border descriptions:

2.25", 2.75", 3.5". Plain strips with butted corners.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Solid/plain

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Muslin weight

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

25.4 Other construction technique:

All block designs are embroidered in red floss.

26.1. Embellishment techniques:

Embroidery

Unique binding materials?

The corners are mitered. The binding is the same on all sides.

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Bias grain; Home cut

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

.5"

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

Other batting:

The batting is commercially made.

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin

29.2. Quilted by:

McDonald, Nancy Jane

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

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

7

Other quilting designs used:

Diagonal grid in the blocks. Feather in the sashing. Diagonal line-geometric design, swirl (see sketches) in the border. The quilting stitches were even.

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

Seamed

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

30. Quilt notes and observations:

A quilt made for a special occasion and certainly well preserved.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

McBride, J. Donald

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

The quilt was brought to Arizona in 1983. Gift from maker (owner's grandmother) c1920 in Denver, Colo.

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

Pictures of quiltmaker, newspaper clipping (Daily News-Sun) about quilt (11-2-1987).

3. Quilt maker's name:

McDonald, Nancy Jane

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

11-21-1862

Death date:

May 5, 1939, Denver, Colo.

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

Scotch-Irish

Religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quilt maker's birth city:

Mercer County

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Urban

County:

Mercer County, OH (1862-82)

City:

Denver, CO (1895-1923)

State:

Ohio (OH)

Country:

United States

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Addy

Spouse's/spouses' occupation(s):

Contractor

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts

Explain how and/or why the maker quilts:

There were other quilts, but they were "used up."

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

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Displayed at the Sun Cities Art Museum in 1987.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Denver

Where the quilt was made, state:

Colorado (CO)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

Given to maker's grandson to help him learn American history.