QUILT INDEX RECORD
38-36-3347
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Who documented this quilt?
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Historical Society
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:
TUC150145
Museum Accesssion Number:
8502
When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?
07-23-2015
Where was the documentation day held?
Tucson, Arizona
1. Type of quilt object
Finished quilt
2. Designer's title:
Lincoln Log Cabin Quilt
3. Quilt Width:
74 inches
3. Quilt Length:
74 inches
4. Shape of edge:
Straight
5. Shape of Corners:
Straight
6. Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
7. Predominant Color(s):
Black; Fuchsia
8. Identifiable Quilt Specific colors:
Cadet Blue; Chocolate Brown or Hershey Brown; Claret or Wine; Prussian Blue or Lafayette Blue
Describe any colors not included in the other color fields:
yellow, green, purple, lavendar, beige, tan, black, grey
9. Overall condition:
Fair/worn
10. Damage to quilt:
Disintegration of fabric; Open seams; Wear to edge or binding
Other damage to quilt:
fabric disintegration
14. Date of Quilt:
1876-1900
Family/owner's date for quilt:
c. 1898
Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:
made from silk neckties and ribbon
16. Subject of the quilt:
Log cabin, barn raising
17. Layout format:
Block pattern
18.1.1. Block pattern:
Lincoln Log Cabin, Barn Raising
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Commercial/Published source: Pattern
18.1.4. Commercial Pattern (Designer, Source):
Pg. 197 - Romance of the Patchwork Quilt in Am.
18.2. Number of quilt blocks:
144
Size of quilt blocks:
6x6 inches
18.4. Block style (shape):
Squares
18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:
Straight
18.7. Number of different block patterns present:
1; Lincoln Log Cabin - Barn Raising
23. Fiber used in quilt tops:
Silk
23. Fabric used in quilt tops:
Velvet
24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:
Checked; Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Print
Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:
made from neckties and ribbon
25.1 Piecing techniques:
Hand Piecing
29.2. Quilted by:
Reed, Mabel Edwards
29.3. Quilting technique used:
Hand quilting
29.3.1. Thread color:
burgandy
29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 1):
9
29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 2):
9
Distance between quilting lines:
4.5 inches
29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:
Single parallel lines
31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:
Cotton
31.2. Color of backing:
Burgundy
31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:
3
31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:
6x74.25; 34.25x79.25; 34x79.25 inches
31.4. Description of back:
Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
30. Quilt notes and observations:
Object not commercially manufactured. The quilting is visible only on back of quilt. Log cabins are stabilized on foundation fabric. No sleeve.
1. Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Name of Quilt Owner:
Arizona Historical Society
Quilt Owner's City:
Tucson, Arizona
Quilt Owner's County:
Pima
Quilt Owner's State:
Arizona (AZ)
Quilt Owner's Country:
United States
When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?
Acquired c. 1975. Gift from Laura Ann Spicker. Maker was her grandmother.
3. Quilt maker's name:
Reed, Mabel Edwards
Gender:
Female
Birth date:
c. 1880
Death date:
c. 1972
Quilt maker's occupation:
post mistress, Madera Canyon
Quilt maker's birth state:
Iowa
Number of children:
At least one
Number of female children:
At least one
Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs, or rhymes used by the quilt maker:
Made while living with in-laws during Spanish-American War
Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:
Donor's grandmother, Mabel Reed, brought quilt to Tucson in 1898. Had daughter, Ora, who had daughter, Laura, who married Dr. Stephen Spicker.
9. Available sources for the quilt maker:
Reminisces in Object file at Historical Society.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Where the quilt was made, city:
Details
Cite this Quilt
Reed, Mabel Edward. Lincoln Log Cabin Quilt. 1876-1900. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Historical Society. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-3347. Accessed: 03/28/24