QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-4161

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:

HQD145

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

9/17/1995

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

3. Quilt Width:

79"

3. Quilt Length:

88"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

7. Predominant Color(s):

Red; Blue; Yellow; Orange; Purple; White; Black; Brown; Gray; Navy; Tan; Pink; Gold

9. Overall condition:

Fair/worn

10. Damage to quilt:

Fading

14. Date of Quilt:

1876-1900

Other external or professional date estimation:

1900

Further information concerning dates:

about 1900

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Nine patch star; friendship bloc

18.1.5. Brackman # or Other source & #:

1000 Quilt Patterns

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

9" x 9"

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

Describe other spacing style:

Sashing is cotton.

20. Sashing width:

Corner blocks are 3.75" x 3.75"

22.2. Border descriptions:

No borders

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

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

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Muslin weight; small, medium and large florals; small geometrics; large dots. Various stitches per inch. Off-white cotton thread.

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

25.2 Applique techniques:

Machine Applique

25.4 Other construction technique:

Embroidered names in some blocks; others just pencil

Unique binding materials?

Two corners are butted, two corners are mitered. The binding is the same on all sides.

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Back turned to front

27.5. Width of binding:

half inch - one inch

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

.375"-.675"

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Wool

Other batting:

No filler shows. No debris is visible.

29.2. Quilted by:

quilted circa 1945-1950

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

off white

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

6

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Outline

Other quilting designs used:

Quilted star in sashing. Quilting stitches are even.

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

Other fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Muslin

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

43" x 88"; 36" x 88"

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Friendship quilt made for a wedding gift; 1900

Name of Quilt Owner:

Gilbert E. Newton

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

The quilt was inherited from mother, Effie L. Delack Newton in 1967(?). This quilt came to Arizona in 1993. Prior owners of the quilt were: Gilbert E. Newton, 1967 to present; Effie L. Delack Newton (mother), 1945-1967; Gertrude M. Delack Houghton De La M

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, city:

Alesandria Bay

Where the quilt was made, state:

New York (NY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

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