QUILT INDEX RECORD
28-30-707
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association
Who documented this quilt?
Florida Quilt Project; Quilt Discovery Days
Florida Quilt Project Number:
SSQAAS018
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:
Great-grandmother
When was the form filled out?
02-07-2011
This is a:
Finished quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Temporance?
How wide is the quilt?
78 1/4 inches
How long is the quilt?
80 1/4 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Cream
Antique colors:
Madder Red or Cinnamon Red
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Fading; Pencil or pen or marking lines; Stains
Time period:
1876-1900
Further information concerning dates:
Quilt given to Gertrude Arford Newton - wife Ziba - Quiltmaker's 9th child - married Ziba 1899
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Subject of the quilt:
Temperance ?
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Describe the borders:
13 1/2 x 13 1/2inches
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Muslin
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Printed patchwork; 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?
Cream
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
Width of pieces on the back:
varied
Describe the back:
Hand sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front
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:
Cream
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
8
Width between quilting lines:
1 inch About
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Elbow/fan; Single parallel lines
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Feathering
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Quilt top made by:
Newton, Marie Jane Forsyth
Quilted by:
Newton, Marie Jane Forsyth
Where the quilt was made, county:
Furnas
Where the quilt was made, state:
Nebraska (NE)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
2007 When uncle Walter Newton died
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Moved to Nebraska with husband 1878 - Remaind there untilher death 1933.
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation
Details about why the quilt was made:
All 12 children were given quilts - some grandchildren
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, special occasion
Quilt is presently used as:
Keepsake/memento
Where did the maker get their materials?
Unknown
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Jean Garntt Newton
Quilt owner's city:
Jacksonville
Quilt owner's county:
Duval
Quilt owner's state:
Florida (FL)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
08-26-1836
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
McConnelsville
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Ohio
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
12-11-1933
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
British Isles
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Protestant
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Housewife
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Thomas Forsyth
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Irland
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
Irish
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Rebecca Hughes
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
Ohio
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
British
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:
English
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Number of children:
12
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
4
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
8
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Self-Taught
Why does the quiltmaker quilt?
Gifts; Necessity; Pleasure
Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:
Gifts to children and grandchildren
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
20-50 quilts
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
no
Who photographed this quilt?
Sandy Onsager
Cite this Quilt
Newton, Marie Jane Forsyt. Temporance?. 1876-1900. From Florida Quilt Project, Florida Quilt Project; Quilt Discovery Days. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=28-30-707. Accessed: 07/27/24