QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-2912

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:

WX001

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:

71"

3. Quilt Length:

82"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

7. Predominant Color(s):

Beige or Tan; Black; Blue or Navy; Green; Orange; Pink; Red; White; Yellow

Describe any colors not included in the other color fields:

Peach

9. Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

Other damage to quilt:

Slight fading

Other repairs to quilt:

Repaired

14. Date of Quilt:

1901-1929

Date quilt completed:

1904 when quiltmaker was 83-4 years old.

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Clothing scraps

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Log Cabin Barn Raising

18.1.5. Brackman # or Other source & #:

Reference Source Used: Judy Rehmel

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

56

Size of quilt blocks:

10x10 (some blocks are 10.25x10.5)

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Solid/plain; Striped

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Muslin weight

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Machine Piecing

Unique binding materials?

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

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Back turned to front

Other batting:

Unknown

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin

29.2. Quilted by:

Williams, Emma

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

Red, white, green, orange

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

6

Other quilting designs used:

Outline of pieced shapes. The quilting stitches were uneven.

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

Seamed

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Visually appealing, but not strikingly different.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Hestand, Charlotte

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

The quilt was brought to Arizona in 1906. The quilt was previously owned by Minnie Larkins, Helen Larkins, Juanita Howard. Inherited from mother (Juanita Howard) in Jan. 1987.

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

Pictures of quiltmaker

3. Quilt maker's name:

Williams, Emma

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

1820

Death date:

Missouri

Quilt maker's maiden name:

Wilson

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, state:

Missouri (MO)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Source of the information on this quilt:

Maker is owner's 4-great grandmother.

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