QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-203

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association; Quilts and Health

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project; Quilt Discovery Days

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQAAS064

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

03-19-2011

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Ocean Waves

Brackman # or other source & #:

283

How wide is the quilt?

65 3/4 inches

How long is the quilt?

75 3/4 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Stains; Tears or holes

Time period:

1901-1929

Describe the quilt's layout:

Other

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

33, 31 inches

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Beige

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

Quilt top made by:

Vanhorn, Martha Elizabeth Mosley

Quilted by:

VanHorn, Martha Elizabeth Mosley

Where the quilt was made, city:

Vardaman

Where the quilt was made, county:

Calhoun

Where the quilt was made, state:

Mississippi (MS)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Found in 1970 in bottom of trunk

Why was the quilt made?

Memorial

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown; Other

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Dying of TB: made quilts for after she was gone.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Gail Green Jones

Quilt owner's city:

Jacksonville

Quilt owner's county:

Duval

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Mosley

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

09-06-1869

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Vardaman

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Mississippi

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

03-30-1916

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Part Indian - Choctaw/English

Quiltmaker's educational background:

N/A

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Calhoun

Quiltmaker's city:

Vardaman

Quiltmaker's state:

Mississippi (MS)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

William P. Van Horn

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

Cotton broker/Landowner

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:

TB illness - made quilts for her children - + clothes

Who photographed this quilt?

Sandy Onsager