QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-526

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

University of Rhode Island

Who documented this quilt?

Rhode Island Quilt Documentation Project

Rhode Island Quilt Documentation Project Number:

733

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter-in-law

When was the form filled out?

04/30/1994

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Dresden Plate

How wide is the quilt?

79 inches

How long is the quilt?

78 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Orange; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Wear to edge or binding

Time period:

1930-1949

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1930-1931

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Size of quilt blocks:

16 3/4 inches x 16 3/4 inches; 13 3/4 inch diameter of plates

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by inner and outer sashing (sashing surrounds all sides of all blocks)

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Sashing width:

2 1/2-2 1/4 inches

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple scrap; Floral; Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Roller printed

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch; Hand Applique

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Embellishments used:

Can?t tell

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Feedsacks

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4 large pieces plus smaller filler pieces

Width of pieces on the back:

4 pieces 35 x 36 inches

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Machine sewn; Home cut; Hand sewn

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Single

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

unspecified

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Sunburst within each square radiating from center of plate.

Quilt top made by:

Trottier, Marie

Quilted by:

Trottier, Marie

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Trottier, Alice; Trottier, Irene

Where the quilt was made, city:

Central Falls

Where the quilt was made, state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Given to owner by her mother-in-law, the quiltmaker.

Why was the quilt made?

Home decoration

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, daily use

Describe present uses of the quilt:

Used in the beach home of the family during the summer.

Where did the maker get their materials?

Traded for; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Unknown

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Image of the quiltmaker in the mid-twentieth century.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Bernier

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1874

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Maine

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1961

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

French Canadian

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Eighth Grade

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Roman Catholic

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Bernier, unknown

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

French Canadian

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Bernier, unknown

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

French Canadian

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

French Canadian

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Grocery store owner

Number of children:

8

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

6

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Quiltmaker kept a quilt frame set up at all times and worked at it until the age of 65.

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters