QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-798

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:

149

Alternate inventory control number:

URI 52.63.125

Person filling out this form is:

Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

University of Rhode Island Historic Textile and Costume Collection

When was the form filled out?

05/15/1992

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Other

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

Received as a gift

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Quilt's title:

Hexagons

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Flower Garden

How wide is the quilt?

58 inches

How long is the quilt?

88 inches

Shape of edge:

Other

Describe the edge:

unfinished edge of hexagon

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Beige or Tan

Antique colors:

Madder Brown; Indigo Blue

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Time period:

1800-1849

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

pre 1840

Further information concerning dates:

Peck, Amelia, American Quilts and Coverlets in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art: Dutton Studio Books, 1990); 22-27.

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Glazed

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Solid/plain; Print; Multiple scrap; Geometric; Floral; Dotted

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Commemorative fabric datied 1825

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

English template Piecing

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

yes

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Paper remnants have dates as early as 1813. Fabrics are believed to be from Charleston, S.C.

Where the quilt was made, state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Donated to URI Historic Textile and Costume Collection by Mr. Cushman in 1952, part of the Cushman Collection.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Study or teaching aid; Other collection

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

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

Part of Cushman Collection. Some fabrics like those saved as swatches in loose leaf notebook.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

University of Rhode Island Historic Textile and Costume Collection

Quilt owner's city:

Kingston

Quilt owner's state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Who photographed this quilt?

RIQDP

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Linda Welters