QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-4191

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:

HQD183

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

5/16/1996

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

3. Quilt Width:

65"

3. Quilt Length:

86.5"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

7. Predominant Color(s):

Red; Blue; Yellow; Green; Orange; Purple; White; Black; Gray; Tan; Pink; Gold; Maroon

9. Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

14. Date of Quilt:

Timespan

Other external or professional date estimation:

1860-1900 top; 1940 back

Further information concerning dates:

btwn 1897-1941

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Wedding Ring

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

12; 10 half blocks; 2 corner blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

14.5" x 14.5"

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Describe other spacing style:

Sashing is cotton.

20. Sashing width:

2.75"

22.2. Border descriptions:

Plain strips, cotton fabric, sides only, 2" and 1.5"

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

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

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Muslin weight; small and medium florals; small geometrics; small checks. Cotton thread.

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Unique binding materials?

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

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Back turned to front

27.5. Width of binding:

less than a half inch

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

.375" to .5"

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

Other batting:

Filler shows No debris is visible.

28.2. Batting loft:

Thin

29.2. Quilted by:

Schmucker, Annie Meyers

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

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

5

29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:

Outline; Grid diamond

Other quilting designs used:

Diamonds in the sashing, double zig zag in the border. Quilting stitches are even.

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

32" x 86.5"; 33" x 86.5"

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

Name of Quilt Owner:

Junelda J. Schmucker

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

The quilt was inherited from mother (Zelma) in 1988. This quilt came to Arizona in 1954. Prior owners of the quilt were: Annie Meyers Schmucker, grandmother, she used it until she died; Junelda Schmucker, 1988.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Schmucker, Annie Meyers

Birth date:

7/26/1859

Death date:

11/17/1951 in Rapid City, SD

Quilt maker's birth city:

Berlin

Quilt maker's birth state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity

Explain how and/or why the maker quilts:

She learned to quilt in around 1870. The quiltmaker pieced and appliqued. The maker made other quilts including a Double Wedding Ring and a Flower Garden.

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

The quiltmaker lived in: Berlin, PA, 1859-1889; Sheldon, IA, 1889-1897; Ireton, IA, 1897-1900; Hawarden, IA, 1900-1941; Rapid City, SD, 1941-1951. She pieced the quilts but had someone else quilt them.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Details about why the quilt was made:

unknown-daily use

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