QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-2823

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:

T316

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:

87"

3. Quilt Length:

88"

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; Gold; Green; Orange; Pink; Purple; Red; White; Yellow

9. Overall condition:

Poor/very worn

Other damage to quilt:

Heavy wear

14. Date of Quilt:

1901-1929

Date quilt completed:

c1920's or 30's when quiltmaker was in her 70's or 80's.

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Household

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

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

Eight Pointed Star

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

8.5x8.5

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:

2.5" average. The corners measure 2.5x2 5/8

22. Borders:

1

22.2. Border descriptions:

7"-7.5", plain strips with mitered corners.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Floral; Geometric; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Unique binding materials?

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

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Back turned to front

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

.5"

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin

29.2. Quilted by:

Miescher, Emma

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):

6

Other quilting designs used:

Outline of pieced shapes, channel-1". X's and squares in the sashing. Straight line in the border.

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

Seamed or one piece

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Miescher, Robin and Miescher, Frann (mother)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

Inherited from father.

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

Pictures of the quiltmaker, Family Bible Records, Letters, Diaries

3. Quilt maker's name:

Miescher, Emma

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

1853

Death date:

1949, Bisbee, Ariz.

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

Swiss

Educational Background:

Grade school

Religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quilt maker's occupation:

Housewife

City:

Rural and small city in OH (approx. dates) (1853), TN (1874), AZ. (1913-49)

State:

Ohio (OH)

Country:

United States

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Stalder

Spouse's/spouses' occupation(s):

Farmer

Number of children:

1

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Church; Necessity; Pleasure

Explain how and/or why the maker quilts:

Learned to quilt c1870

7. Name of quilting group

The quilter belonged to a quilt group.

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:

Douglas or Bisbee

Where the quilt was made, state:

Arizona (AZ)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States