QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

QRC160011

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

03-14-2016

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Double Wedding Ring #1

3. Quilt Width:

72 inches

3. Quilt Length:

82 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Scalloped

5. Shape of Corners:

Rounded

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

White

Describe any colors not included in the other color fields:

yellow, green

9. Overall condition:

Excellent/like new

13. Inscription:

Date; Multiple Names; Place

13.2. Date of inscription:

1950s

13.3. Method of inscription:

Ink

13.4. Location of inscription:

on back

Other location of inscription:

label on back, lower right

14. Date of Quilt:

1950-1975

Date quilt begun:

early 1950s

Date quilt completed:

early 1950s

Family/owner's date for quilt:

early 1950s

15. Source of Fabric:

Feed or flour sacks; Unknown

16. Subject of the quilt:

Double Wedding Ring

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

30

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

23. Fabric used in quilt tops:

Feedsack

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

Multiple scrap; Solid/plain

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Machine Piecing

29.2. Quilted by:

Bridge, Anna

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

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

8

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Outline; Single parallel lines

29.4.2. Decorative quilting patterns:

Floral

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.2. Color of backing:

White

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

1

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

72 x 82 inches

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Janet Sellers

Quilt Owner's City:

Monticello

Quilt Owner's State:

Indiana (IN)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

Ferne Zabezensky inherited the quilt in 1959. She gave it to her cousin Janet Sellers (the maker's granddaughter) in 2021.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Duncan, Rosa

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Bridge, Anna; Bridge, Doris Duncan

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

10-14-1887

Death date:

04-15-1963

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

caucasian

Educational Background:

Graduate of Manchester College (Indiana)

Religious affiliation:

Church of the Brethern

Quilt maker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quilt maker's birth city:

Pulaski Co.

Quilt maker's birth state:

Indiana

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

5. Father's name:

Bowsher, William

Father's birthplace:

Marion Co., Ohio

Father's ethnic/tribal background:

caucasian

Mother's name:

Freeman, Phoebe

Mother's birthplace:

Marion Co., Ohio

Mother's ethnic/tribal background:

caucasian

Spouse's/spouses' name(s):

Bridge, Lloyd

Number of children:

5

Number of male children:

5

6. How did the maker learn to quilt:

From Friend; From Relative

When learned to quilt:

Age 11-19

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Church; Gifts; Pleasure

8. Estimated number of quilts made:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

Describe the quiltmaker's unique or favorite materials, patterns, quilting techniques, etc.:

Hand quilting on a quilt frame. Lone star, Grandmother's flower Garden, Dresden Plate, Double Wedding Ring

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

Quilt pieced by my maternal grandmother (Duncan, Rosa), quilted by my paternal grandmother (Bridge, Anna) and bound by my mother (Bridge, Doris Duncan).

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

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