QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-3764

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:

HQD089

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

9/25/1993

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

3. Quilt Width:

62"

3. Quilt Length:

80.5"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

7. Predominant Color(s):

White; Pink

9. Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

10. Damage to quilt:

Fading

Other damage to quilt:

Heavy wear.

14. Date of Quilt:

1901-1929

Other external or professional date estimation:

1928-1929

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Probably St. Louis, MO

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Blazing Star

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

14.125" x 13.125"

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

20. Sashing width:

2.5"; corner blocks 2.75" x 2.75"

22. Borders:

No borders.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

23. Fabric used in quilt tops:

Glazed

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

Solid/plain

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Cretonine

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Machine Piecing

25.2 Applique techniques:

Hand Applique

Unique binding materials?

The corners of the binding are butted. The binding is the same on all sides.

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Back turned to front; Machine sewn

27.5. Width of binding:

half inch - one inch

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

0.5"

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

Other batting:

Filler shows, batting lumpy where quilting has disappeared.

28.2. Batting loft:

Thick

29.2. Quilted by:

Browning, Mary Maria Wengler

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

7

Other quilting designs used:

overall Baptist fan

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

2 pieces of cretonne

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

30.5"; 30.5", both the same length

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Elizabeth Murphy

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

This quilt came to Arizona, Christmas 1930. It was a gift from my grandmother in Flagstaff, AZ.

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

I have other quilts she made, date unknown. 2 others she made for me, I gave to my daughter, Ms. Tanya Paleski, Ft. Collins, CO.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Browning, Mary Maria Wengler

Birth date:

5/20/1867

Death date:

6/1/1952 in Pacific, MO

Quilt maker's birth city:

Allenton, St. Louis County

Quilt maker's birth state:

Missouri (MO)

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity; Pleasure

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

The quiltmaker lived in Allentown, MO, 1867-early 1905; Pacific, MO, early 1905-1952 (died)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, city:

Pacific

Where the quilt was made, county:

Franklin

Where the quilt was made, state:

Missouri (MO)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

Xmas gift

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

The maker pieced, appliqued and quilted the quilt.

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