QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-601

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:

802

Person filling out this form is:

Other

When was the form filled out?

May 23, 1994

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Medallion Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

87 inches

How long is the quilt?

90 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric

Repairs:

Stabilized with netting

Time period:

Pre-1799

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

1790-1800

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Margaret Ordonez

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

blocks used in between the frames

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares; Triangles

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

block print, copperplate print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

back has been replaced

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Unknown

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

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting; Tied or tufted

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6 stitches per inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

new backing was tied to old quilt

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

"Pieced and Patched: Rhode Island Quilts and the Textile Industry," Slater Mill Historic Site, Pawtucket, RI, September 15-December 20, 1994.

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

Fig. 62. Welters, Linda and Ordonez, Margaret (eds.) Down by the Old Mill Stream: Quilts in Rhode Island. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2000.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Paine House

Quilt owner's city:

Coventry

Quilt owner's state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters, Textiles, Fashion Merchandising, and Design, University of Rhode Island