QUILT INDEX RECORD
37-35-22
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Country Heritage Park
Who documented this quilt?
Country Heritage Park Collection
Country Heritage Park Number:
CHPPC 1977.4.02
Person filling out this form is:
Author/researcher
Source of the information on this quilt:
Judy Lyons, on behalf of Country Heritage Park
When was the form filled out?
March 2013
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Other
Interviewer:
David Nattress
Location of data collection:
8560 Tremaine Road, Milton, ON
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Patchwork
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
9 patch and flying geese
How wide is the quilt?
50"
How long is the quilt?
72"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Red; White
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Dirty; Fading; Fold marks or creases; Other
OTHER DAMAGE TO QUILT: If you chose Other, please describe the damage.
cut down
Repairs:
Cut down to smaller size; Rebound
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
To the best of my knowledge this quilt has been cut down and a new edge finish added
Type of inscription:
Signature
What is inscribed on the quilt?
E. Charlton printed on back
Method used to make the inscription:
Ink
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
c.1900
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
c.1935
Who estimated the quilt's date?
J. Lyons
Further information concerning dates:
Top is early but edge was replaced at a later date
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
30 nine patch on diagonal
Size of quilt blocks:
6" x 6"
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
Number of borders:
2 across top1 on sides
Describe the borders:
Across top two rows of 3-1/2" flying geese both facing same direction; across bottom two rows of flying geet with colours facing each other; on sides have been cut and only a straight 3-1/2" polka dot added later
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Dotted; Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2 +
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
How is the binding made?
Front turned to back; Hand sewn; Home cut
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:
2"
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Other
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Cables
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Grid/crosshatch
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
this quilt looks like the sides had been cut off and a new border applied.
Quilt top made by:
Maker Unknown; Ezma Charlton
Where the quilt was made, city:
Woodstock
Where the quilt was made, province:
Ontario
Where the quilt was made, country:
Canada
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Mrs. Ezma Charlton died in 1976 at the John Noble Home, Brantford, Ontario. It belonged to her mother and Grandmother.
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
Quilt is presently used as:
Exhibit; Museum collection
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public
Quilt owner's name:
Country Heritage Park (Country Heritage Agricultural Society)
Quilt owner's city:
Milton
Quilt owner's province:
Ontario
Quilt owner's country:
Canada
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1976
Who photographed this quilt?
Judy Lyons
Details
Cite this Quilt
Maker Unknown; Ezma Charlto. Patchwork. 1930-1949. From Country Heritage Park, Country Heritage Park Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=37-35-22. Accessed: 04/17/24