QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-2910

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:

WX019

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

10/16/1987

Where was the documentation day held?

Willcox

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

3. Quilt Width:

76"

3. Quilt Length:

83"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Square corners

7. Predominant Color(s):

Gold; Red

9. Overall condition:

Fair/worn

Other damage to quilt:

Home dyed. Heavy wear

Date quilt completed:

c1787

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Hand-loomed linsey-woolsey, home dyed

17. Layout format:

Medallion or framed center

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Whole Cloth

18.1.5. Brackman # or Other source & #:

Reference Source Used: Judy Rehmel

18.3 Medallion Size (LxW, Diam):

24x25

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Wool

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

Solid/plain

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Hand-loomed linsey-woolsey

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

Unique binding materials?

3 sides, 4th side top and back folded in. 20th century yarn (maroon and gold) blanket stitches all around.

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Front turned to back

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Wool

Other batting:

The batting is homemade.

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Wool

29.3.1. Thread color:

Gold

Other quilting designs used:

Medallion: Wheel with 14 wedges-diagonal lines in each wedge surrounded by .5" square grid. Sectioned off 4 fans (see sketch) 10" in size, 4" chevron (see sketch), 4" waves (see sketch) in the border. 1.5" triangles (see sketch), 8" various designs on point, 2" single cable.

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Wool

31.2. Color of backing:

Cream

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

2-28" strips 1-10", 1-6"

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Quilts of this vintage are extremely rare. Moth damage.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Name of Quilt Owner:

Willcox Chamber of Commerce/Rex Allen Museum

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

The quilt was previously owned by Miller Milk Company, Oakland, CA (?), Enid Barnes, Richmond, CA (?). Gift from Enid Barnes in 1986 in Richmond, CA for display in the Rex Allen Museum. The quilt was brought to Arizona in 1986.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Quilt said to be Amish. Thread is also handmade. This is one piece of a large collection of textiles amassed by a school teacher, Enid Barnes, who used the textiles she gathered on her travels to educate the children in her classroom. It was a gift to the Rex Allen Museum from the collector's niece.

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