QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-2719

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:

T214

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

1/9/1988

Where was the documentation day held?

Tucson Park Mall

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

3. Quilt Width:

65"

3. Quilt Length:

78"

4. Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Describe any colors not included in the other color fields:

Colors typical of 30's

9. Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Other damage to quilt:

Some repairs needed. Moderate wear (but binding coming off in places)

14. Date of Quilt:

1930-1949

Date quilt completed:

1930's when quiltmaker was in her 60's.

15. Source of Fabric:

Sewing scraps

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

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

Double Wedding Ring

Describe the source of the pattern:

Family and friends

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

16x14.5

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:

Cotton

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

Print

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Fabrics typical of 30's, muslin weight

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

Unique binding materials?

The binding is the same on all sides.

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Bias grain

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

28.2. Batting loft:

Thick

29.2. Quilted by:

Smith, Ity Elizabeth

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

Yellow

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

4

Other quilting designs used:

Outlines and shapes (see sketch). The quilting stitches were uneven.

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

1

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Though commonly made design, this quilt is unusual because the background is done in red fabric instead of white. Lots of cute fabrics from the 30's-40's.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Johnson, Elinor

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

The quilt was previously owned by Ima Jones (mother) from 1965 to 1970. Inherited from mother in 1970.

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

Pictures, Family Bible, Letters

3. Quilt maker's name:

Smith, Ity Elizabeth

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

04-20-1869

Marriage date:

? in Texas

Death date:

April 22, 1965, Globe, AZ

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

English/ Scotch-Irish

Educational Background:

Grade school

Religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quilt maker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quilt maker's birth city:

Marion

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

City:

GA until age 16 then moved to TX. She moved to Globe, AZ in Feb. 1927 and lived there until death.

State:

Georgia (GA)

Country:

United States

Quilt maker's maiden name:

James

Spouse's/spouses' name(s):

Smith, Joseph

Spouse's/spouses' occupation(s):

Farmer

Number of children:

6

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Church; Necessity; Pleasure

7. Name of quilting group

Quilt was made at church quilting group.

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:

Globe

Where the quilt was made, state:

Arizona (AZ)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Details about why the quilt was made:

Church quilting party during WWII for the Red Cross.

Source of the information on this quilt:

Maker is owner's grandmother.