QUILT INDEX RECORD
38-36-3164
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Who documented this quilt?
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:
PAY140020
When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?
03-18-2014
Where was the documentation day held?
Payson, Arizona
1. Type of quilt object
Finished quilt
2. Designer's title:
Rose of Sharon
3. Quilt Width:
97.50 inches
3. Quilt Length:
94.50 inches
4. Shape of edge:
Straight
5. Shape of Corners:
Straight
6. Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
7. Predominant Color(s):
Green; Pink
8. Identifiable Quilt Specific colors:
Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange
9. Overall condition:
Fair/worn
10. Damage to quilt:
Stains; Tears or holes
Other damage to quilt:
Pink is Worn, Back: Same as front plus Discoloration or dyes ran.
Other repairs to quilt:
Rebound
14. Date of Quilt:
1901-1929
Date quilt begun:
1911
Date quilt completed:
191
Further information concerning dates:
Wedding gift 1944
15. Source of Fabric:
Unknown
17. Layout format:
Block pattern
18.1.1. Block pattern:
Rose of Sharon Variation
18.2. Number of quilt blocks:
9
Size of quilt blocks:
33 x 33 inches
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:
Solid/plain
25.2 Applique techniques:
Hand Applique
25.4 Other construction technique:
Hand applique
26.2 Embellishment materials used in top:
Chenille thread
27.1. Materials used in binding:
Cotton
27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:
Plain weave
27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:
Separate binding applied; Straight grain
27.5. Width of binding:
half inch - one inch
28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:
Cotton
28.2. Batting loft:
Thin (Less than 3/16?)
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):
7
29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 2):
8
Distance between quilting lines:
1"
Knots visible:
no
29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:
Grid/crosshatch
31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:
Cotton
31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:
Off-White, Muslin
31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:
3 (not listed)
31.4. Description of back:
Hand sewn; Same fabric used throughout
30. Quilt notes and observations:
Quilted by Ladies of Presbyterian Church, Dunmore, W.V as a wedding gift
1. Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Name of Quilt Owner:
Patricia Ovitt
Quilt Owner's State:
Arizona (AZ)
Quilt Owner's Country:
United States
When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?
c. 2009. My mother Elizabeth H. McNary owned this quilt from her mother Carrie M. Hannah. Carrie died in 1965, Elizabeth died in 2009. I received this quilt in 2009. It was a Wedding quilt fro 1911 in Dunmore, W. VA.
Name of the group that made the quilt:
Ladies of Dunmore, W. Wa, Presbyterian Church
Gender:
Female
Death date:
c. 1965
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Details
Cite this Quilt
Ladies of Dunmore, W. Wa, Presbyterian Church. Rose of Sharon. 191. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-3164. Accessed: 04/25/24