QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-2884

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:

W033

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

5/9/1987

Where was the documentation day held?

Wickenburg

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Chicago Art Institute Lily

3. Quilt Width:

82"

3. Quilt Length:

88"

4. Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Describe the edge:

Swag border curves around bottom edge and stops at top. 3 sided swag.

5. Shape of Corners:

Rounded

7. Predominant Color(s):

Gold; Green; White

9. Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Other damage to quilt:

Moderate wear/faded

13. Inscription:

Date; Multiple Names

13.1. Content of inscription(s):

MADE BY LAURA HARDING IN 1921 FOR DAUGHTER GRACE H. BAKER

13.2. Date of inscription:

1921

14. Date of Quilt:

1901-1929

Date quilt completed:

1921

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.5. Brackman # or Other source & #:

Reference Source Used: Judy Rehmel (No. 2119, Book 3)

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

13x13

18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

22. Borders:

1

22.2. Border descriptions:

Swag appliqued to 13" border. Corners are butted.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Floral; Solid/plain

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Muslin weight

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

25.2 Applique techniques:

Hand Applique

25.4 Other construction technique:

Overcast stitch.

Unique binding materials?

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

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Straight grain

27.5. Width of binding:

less than a half inch

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

.25"

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin

29.2. Quilted by:

Harding, Laura

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):

9

Other quilting designs used:

Outline of pieced shapes, all over grid. Feathered wreath in the plain blocks. 1" cross hatch in the border. 1" cross hatch in background of pieced block. The quilting stitches were even.

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

Seamed

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Lovely quilting. Faded by loving use.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Baker, Jack and Mavis

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

The quilt was previously owned by Grace O. Harding. Inherited from mother (Grace O. Harding). Owner's mother brought the quilt to Arizona.

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

Pictures, Family Bible records, Wills, Letters, Diaries, newspaper clippings

3. Quilt maker's name:

Harding, Laura

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

1850

Death date:

1925, Redkey, Ind. Matthews, Ohio.

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

English/Dutch/Irish (father's side)

Educational Background:

High school

Religious affiliation:

Congregational

Quilt maker's occupation:

Housewife/Piano player at theater

City:

Palestine, Ohio (1881-96), Redkey, Ind. (1896-1907), Seattle, Wash. (1907-1970), Bainbridge Is., Wash. (1970-death)

State:

Ohio (OH)

Country:

England

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Klinger

Spouse's/spouses' occupation(s):

Smithy

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity; Pleasure

7. Name of quilting group

Quilting groups

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:

Redkey

Where the quilt was made, state:

Indiana (IN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made for daughter (Grace O. Harding).

Source of the information on this quilt:

Maker is owner's grandmother.

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