QUILT INDEX RECORD
38-36-2688
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Who documented this quilt?
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:
130085
When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?
06-08-2013
Where was the documentation day held?
Tucson, Arizona
1. Type of quilt object
Finished quilt
2. Designer's title:
Rail Fence
3. Quilt Width:
55 inches
3. Quilt Length:
78 inches
4. Shape of edge:
Straight
5. Shape of Corners:
Other
Describe the corners:
Geometric
6. Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
7. Predominant Color(s):
Blue or Navy; Green
8. Identifiable Quilt Specific colors:
Lancaster Blue
9. Overall condition:
Fair/worn
10. Damage to quilt:
Fading; Fold marks or creases; Tears or holes; Uneven batting; Wear to edge or binding
Other damage to quilt:
Bearding on back of quilt
14. Date of Quilt:
1930-1949
15. Source of Fabric:
Unknown
16. Subject of the quilt:
Rail Fence
17. Layout format:
Block pattern
18.1.1. Block pattern:
Rail Fence
18.2. Number of quilt blocks:
56
Size of quilt blocks:
6-1/2 inches
18.4. Block style (shape):
Squares
18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:
Straight
Describe other spacing style:
Cornerstones (different fabric in intersections) - 1-1/2 x 2-1/2 inches
20. Sashing width:
1-1/2 inches
22.2. Border descriptions:
Borders on all sides; plain; fabric same as quilt
23. Fiber used in quilt tops:
Cotton
24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:
Checked; Conversation Prints; Novelty; Print; Solid/plain
25.1 Piecing techniques:
Hand Piecing
27.1. Materials used in binding:
Cotton
27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:
Plain weave
27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:
Separate binding applied; Bias grain; Home cut
27.5. Width of binding:
less than a half inch
28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:
Wool
28.2. Batting loft:
Thin (Less than 3/16?)
29.3. Quilting technique used:
Hand quilting
29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 1):
7
29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 2):
8
Distance between quilting lines:
1 ub
29.4.3. Background fill patterns:
Other
Other quilting designs used:
Vine; Crosshatch in sashing/border
31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:
Cotton
31.2. Color of backing:
Blue or Navy; Green; White
31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:
2
31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:
27 inches
31.4. Description of back:
30. Quilt notes and observations:
No
1. Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Name of Quilt Owner:
Sara Heitshu
Quilt Owner's State:
Arizona (AZ)
Quilt Owner's Country:
United States
When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?
Quilt was in family
3. Quilt maker's name:
Mulford, Vera Wandling
Gender:
Female
Birth date:
c. 1879
Death date:
c. 1952
Quilt maker's occupation:
Housewife
Quilt maker's birth city:
Cayuga Co.
Quilt maker's birth state:
New York
Quilt maker's country of birth:
United States
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:
Rural
Quilt maker's maiden name:
Wandling
Spouse's/spouses' occupation(s):
Dean of Forestry of UC Berkeley
Number of children:
2
Number of female children:
1
Number of male children:
1
Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?
Necessity
8. Estimated number of quilts made:
1-5 quilts
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Does/did quiltmaker teach quilting?
no
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Details
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Who photographed this quilt?
Jan Hackett
Cite this Quilt
Mulford, Vera Wandlin. Rail Fence. 1930-1949. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-2688. Accessed: 03/29/24