QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-2535

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:

SD110

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

11/5/1988

Where was the documentation day held?

Scottsdale

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Crazy Quilt

3. Quilt Width:

65.5"

3. Quilt Length:

66"

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; Orange; Pink; Purple; Red; White; Yellow

9. Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Other damage to quilt:

Weighted silks deteriorating

17. Layout format:

Crazy

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

Crazy Quilt

18.1.5. Brackman # or Other source & #:

Reference Source Used: Judy Rehmel

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

36

Size of quilt blocks:

10.5x10.5

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:

Silk; Other synthetic

23. Fabric used in quilt tops:

Velvet

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

Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Paisley; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Woven novelties, brocade, shantung, grosgrain, moire taffeta, peau de soie.

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

25.4 Other construction technique:

Ink: stork. Photo: lady shrimping. Other: peacock feather, horsehoes, Kate Greeaway girls, fan, bird, butterflies, rollerskate, lily of valley, rocking chair, leaves, flowers, stork. Velvet leaf, horseshoe shapes.

26.1. Embellishment techniques:

Embroidery; Ink drawing; Painting; Photography/ photo transfer

26.2 Embellishment materials used in top:

Cotton thread

Unique binding materials?

Woven taffeta? Burgundy color. The corners are mitered. The binding is the same on all sides.

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Bias grain

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

.5"

Other batting:

Backing possibly stitched by machine to flannel or light weight cotton.

29.2. Quilted by:

Ripley, Florence

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Tied or tufted

Other quilting designs used:

Knots are on the back.

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

Other fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Solid

31.2. Color of backing:

Beige or Tan

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

Seamed

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Wonderful sampler of embroidery work.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Davis, Linda

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

The quilt was previously owned by Helen Ripley Richmond (maker's daughter). Inherited from great-aunt Helen Ripley Richmond (maker's daughter) in June 1987. The quilt was brought to Arizona in 1987.

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

Pictures of quiltmaker, letters

3. Quilt maker's name:

Ripley, Florence

Gender:

Female

Death date:

1946?, Adams, Jefferson Co., New York

Religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quilt maker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quilt maker's birth city:

New York (NY)

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

State:

New York (NY)

Country:

England

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Patrick

Spouse's/spouses' occupation(s):

Business man/insurance

Number of children:

3

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, state:

New York (NY)

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:

Unknown