QUILT INDEX RECORD
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.
Details
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