QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-3757

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:

HQD082

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

3. Quilt Width:

62"

3. Quilt Length:

71"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

Other damage to quilt:

Unwashed, fragile.

Other repairs to quilt:

Backed was added in the 1940's.

14. Date of Quilt:

1876-1900

Other external or professional date estimation:

1887

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Family pieces

17. Layout format:

Crazy

22.2. Border descriptions:

1.5"-1.75". Plain strips, mitered corners, black silks.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Wool

23. Fabric used in quilt tops:

Velvet; Satin

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

Solid/plain; Floral; Geometric; Dotted; Checked; Plaid; Striped

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Chenille; brocade, painted, open work, grossgrain ribbon, woven ribbon, taffeta, faille. Large florals, medium geometrics, small dots, small, medium and large checks. Ribbon, brocade, rib.

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

26.1. Embellishment techniques:

Painting; Embroidery

26.2 Embellishment materials used in top:

Cotton thread; Chenille thread; Wool thread

Unique embellisments:

Braid, various colors, perle cotton

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

3

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

31" x 63"; 23.5" x 69.5" x 31" x 6"

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

30. Quilt notes and observations:

quality good; design good; initialed and dated; maker known

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Elizabeth (Betsy) V. Rominger

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

This quilt came to Arizona in 1959. It was inherited from mother, who was quiltmaker's niece and name sake. Previous owners-Betsy Rominger (great Niece; my mother) Alice Elizabeth Kelly Vincent

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

The quilter made other quilts.

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Vincent, Alice Elizabeth Kelly mounted and lined the quilt

Birth date:

1869

Death date:

1973

Quilt maker's birth state:

Missouri (MO)

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Explain how and/or why the maker quilts:

The quiltmaker learned to quilt when she was very young (her mother and sisters were all fine seamstresses).

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

Mother lived in CA her adult life til death; sewed for famous movie stars

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, state:

Missouri (MO)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Details about why the quilt was made:

All young girls made crazy quilts at that time

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

The maker pieced, appliqued and quilted the quilt.

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