QUILT INDEX RECORD

23-19-803

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:

151

Alternate inventory control number:

URI 52.63.126

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

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:

Mosaic Star, Flower Garden

How wide is the quilt?

62 inches

How long is the quilt?

98 inches

Shape of edge:

Other

Describe the edge:

Hexagon

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

Hexagon

What color is the quilt?

Red; Brown; Blue or Navy; White

Antique colors:

Madder Red or Cinnamon Red; Madder Brown; Indigo Blue; Double Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Time period:

1800-1849

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

1830-1846

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

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Unknown

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Unknown

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

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

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

English template Piecing

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

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

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown; Traditional pattern variation

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

Cushman Family Tree See entries 149 & 150

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

URI 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