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38-36-3729

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Heritage Quilt Study Group of Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, Arizona

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

HQD055

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

9/29/1993

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

3. Quilt Width:

71"

3. Quilt Length:

75"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Rounded

7. Predominant Color(s):

Green; White

9. Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

10. Damage to quilt:

Discoloration or dyes ran

Other damage to quilt:

Blue has faded from green fabric

14. Date of Quilt:

1850-1875

Other external or professional date estimation:

1850

15. Source of Fabric:

Sewing scraps

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Tree of Life

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

16 pieced; 9 plain

Size of quilt blocks:

10" x 10"

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

22. Borders:

1

22.2. Border descriptions:

Outer 6.5"; inner 0.5". Plain strips, 6.75", butted corners, cotton.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Solid/plain

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Muslin weight. White cotton thread was used in construction.

25.4 Other construction technique:

Single motif

Unique binding materials?

The binding is the same on all sides.

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Straight grain; Front turned to back

27.5. Width of binding:

greater than one inch

If previously undefined, what is the width of the quilt binding:

10"

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

Other batting:

No filler shows, commercially made batting, debris is visible.

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin

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):

12

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 2):

14

Other quilting designs used:

Feathered wreath with cross hatch, striaght line, half feathered wreath; cable chain in the border.

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

9.75"; 32"; 31"

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Patricia Alice Books Proper

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

It was inherited from mother in 1966. Present owner Patricia Books Proper 1966-1933; Alice Monica Byrne Books 1936-1966; Vesta Mae Stofer Books 19??-1936.

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

The quilter made other quilts.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Stofer, Lucretia Frances Boals

Birth date:

c1860

Death date:

1938 in Kansas City, MO

Quilt maker's birth city:

Bellville

Quilt maker's birth state:

Ohio (OH)

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity; Pleasure; Gifts

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

The quiltmaker lived in Bellville, Ohio 1860, Danvielle, Ohio 1878, K.C. Missouri 1926-1938

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

The maker pieced and quilted the quilt.

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Cite this Quilt

Stofer, Lucretia Frances Boal. Tree of Life. 1850-1875. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Heritage Quilt Study Group of Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, Arizona. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-3729. Accessed: 03/29/24