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QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-3295

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Historical Society

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

TUC150034

Museum Accesssion Number:

x1016

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

03-24-2015

Where was the documentation day held?

Tucson, Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Crazy Quilt

3. Quilt Width:

65 inches

3. Quilt Length:

74.5 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Black; Red

9. Overall condition:

Poor/very worn

10. Damage to quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding

Other damage to quilt:

White Fabrics have yellowed or greyed

14. Date of Quilt:

1876-1900

15. Source of Fabric:

Unknown

16. Subject of the quilt:

Crazy Quilt

17. Layout format:

Crazy

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Crazy Quilt

Size of quilt blocks:

inches

23. Fabric used in quilt tops:

Chintz; Sateen; Satin

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

Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

25.2 Applique techniques:

Hand Applique

26.1. Embellishment techniques:

Embroidery; Painting

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.2. Color of backing:

Gold

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

4

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

3.75x 38 inches, 34x37 inches, 34x37.5 inches, 31.25x 37 inches

31.4. Description of back:

Solid/plain

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Name of Quilt Owner:

Arizona Historical Society

Quilt Owner's City:

Tucson, Arizona

Quilt Owner's County:

Pima

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

1968 Donation from Orma Phelps Udall

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

See the Arizona Historail Society Files

3. Quilt maker's name:

Phelps, Mrs Thomas (Maude Eliza Colter)

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

1882 - 1884

Quilt maker's birth state:

New Mexico

Country:

United States

Number of children:

15

Number of female children:

11

8. Estimated number of quilts made:

1-5 quilts

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

In 1901 Orma M. Pratt E. Udall, 1924, a businessman & postmaster in Springerville, AZ

9. Available sources for the quilt maker:

See Udall ms.s 814 Box 2 for family information at the Arizona Historical Socity, Tucson AZ.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, city:

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Cite this Quilt

Phelps, Mrs Thomas (Maude Eliza Colter. Crazy Quilt. 1876-1900. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Historical Society. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-3295. Accessed: 04/16/24