
QUILT INDEX RECORD
38-36-2843
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Who documented this quilt?
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Quilt Project 1987-1989
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:
TM006
When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?
4/11/1987
Where was the documentation day held?
Tucson Mall
1. Type of quilt object
Finished quilt
3. Quilt Width:
66"
3. Quilt Length:
80"
4. Shape of edge:
Straight
Describe the corners:
Square corners
7. Predominant Color(s):
Green; Red
9. Overall condition:
Very good/almost new
Other damage to quilt:
Stems faded to tan. Unwashed
14. Date of Quilt:
1876-1900
Date quilt completed:
c1899
15. Source of Fabric:
Sewing scraps
17. Layout format:
Block pattern
18.1.2. Alternate name(s) for block pattern in common use:
Tree of Life
Describe the source of the pattern:
Family and friends
18.2. Number of quilt blocks:
20
Size of quilt blocks:
14x14.5
18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:
Straight
18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:
Separated by pieced pattern sashing; Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)
Describe other spacing style:
The corners are pieced-9 patch-5 white, 4 red
20. Sashing width:
1.75". The corners measure 1.75x1.75
22. Borders:
Multiple
22.2. Border descriptions:
1.75" pieced border, same as sashing, connected by corner blocks.
23. Fiber used in quilt tops:
Cotton
24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:
Solid/plain
Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:
Muslin weight
25.2 Applique techniques:
Hand Applique; Machine Applique; Other applique
Unique binding materials?
The corners are rounded. The binding is the same on all sides.
27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:
Separate binding applied; Straight grain; Home cut
27.5. Width of binding:
less than a half inch
If previously undefined, what is the width of the quilt binding:
.25"
28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:
Cotton
28.2. Batting loft:
Medium
29.2. Quilted by:
Boaz, Olivia Tennessee
29.3. Quilting technique used:
Hand quilting
29.3.1. Thread type:
Cotton
29.3.1. Thread color:
White, red
29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 1):
6
Other quilting designs used:
Diagonal. Zigzag in the sashing. Zigzag in the border. Quilted in two colors-white and red. The quilting stitches were uneven.
Other fabric fiber types used in quilt back:
Unbleached muslin
31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:
Seamed
31.4. Description of back:
Same fabric used throughout
30. Quilt notes and observations:
Probably original design.
1. Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Name of Quilt Owner:
Vame, Emily D.
When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?
The quilt was previously owned by Marilyn Harpole Wright (owner's mother), Lottie McNeilly Harpole (owner's grandmother), Maggie Olivia Boaz McNeilly. The quilt was brought to Arizona in 1987.
2. Other related items such as publications, image, oral history, or ephemera:
Pictures of quiltmaker, Family Bible records
3. Quilt maker's name:
Boaz, Olivia Tennessee
Gender:
Female
Birth date:
07-10-1849
Marriage date:
11-10-1867 in Fulton Co., KY
Death date:
Nov. 21, 1938, Boaz Chapel, Fulton, KY
Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:
Scotch-Irish
Religious affiliation:
Primitive Baptist
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:
Rural
Quilt maker's maiden name:
Slayden
Spouse's/spouses' name(s):
Boaz, Richard Harris
Spouse's/spouses' occupation(s):
Primitive Baptist preacher
Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?
Necessity
7. Name of quilting group
Probably belonged to a group.
Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:
She was known as "Aunt Tennie." When listing patterns she had used, it totaled 25 or 30.
9. Available sources for the quilt maker:
There are other quilts by this maker.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Where the quilt was made, state:
Kentucky (KY)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Source of the information on this quilt:
Maker is owner's great-great-grandmother.
Cite this Quilt
Boaz, Olivia Tennesse. Tree of Life. c1899. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Quilt Project 1987-1989. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-2843. Accessed: 02/08/25