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Lincoln Log Cabin Quilt; Lincoln Log Cabin, Barn Raising

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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:

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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