QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-93

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQA WP-60

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

03-11-2011

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Rising Sun Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Pinwheel Quilt - baltimore museum variation

Brackman # or other source & #:

3394

How wide is the quilt?

71"

How long is the quilt?

85"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Green; Red; Yellow

Antique colors:

Turkey Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Stains; Tears or holes

Type of inscription:

Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Annie L. or C. Wilson 1857

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on block

Describe where the inscription was found:

front corner

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

1857

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

19" x 19"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1 on 3 sides only

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

multiple

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Home cut; Straight grain

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

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Width between quilting lines:

3/8"

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

single diagonal and double line circles between blocks

Quilt top made by:

Moore, Annie Wilson

Quilted by:

Moore, Annie Wilson

Where the quilt was made, city:

New York Cigty

Where the quilt was made, state:

New York (NY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Annie Wilson, Great Great Grandmother of owner Bill Hill

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Rising Sun Quilt This quilt belongw to Bill and Normal Hill. It is dated 1857 and signed by Annie Wilson who was Bill's great, great grandmother. this block is comonly called Rising Sun. Annie wasw born March 21, 1829 in Montreal. She died in 1901 at 72 years old. She was the 5th of 7 children and did all the families sewing. She married William Campbell Moore, a ships carpenter, in 1858. Since her quilt is dated 1857 as is one of her two remaining nightgowns could they have been part of her wedding trousseau? Most likely. She and her husband and two children, Lillie and William, Jr lived in New York City. On Christmas Day 1868 he was killed in a fall from a ships mast. Now that Annie was widowed she went back to work as dressmaker to the carriage trade at Altmans on 5th Ave. where she had worked before her marriage. This was the arrangement - her customers would charge their fabrics and trims to Annies account at Altmans, she would make their dresses and wait for payment so she could pay her account at Altmans. This was a great arrangement for her customers but lousy for Annie. During the post Civil War period the country was going through the longest depression in U S history (1873-1879). In the crash of 1875 many of Annies customers went bankrupt and could not pay Annie. it is a great point of pride for the family that Annie never declared bankruptcy and paid Altmans account in full.

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

oral history

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Norma Hill

Quilt owner's city:

New Port Richey

Quilt owner's county:

Pasco

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Wilson

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

03-21-1829

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Montreal

Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:

Quebec

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Canada

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1828

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1901

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Dressmaker for carriage trade at Altman's 5th Ave NYC

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

William Campbell Moore

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Ship's carpenter

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative; From TV show; From 4-H Extension Agent; Self-Taught

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

cotton, dressmaker remnants (silk, velvet, tafeta)