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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

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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