QUILT INDEX RECORD

62-187-61

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Washington State African American Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Washington State African American Quilt Documentation Project; African American Quilt Documentation Study Group

Owner's inventory number; ex. if owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

WA-ASQP, WA-2

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Friendship Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman #3588

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

When was the quilt finished?

1974

Time period:

1976-1999

Details about why the quilt was made:

Birth

Where the quilt was made, state:

Arkansas (AR)

Quilt top made by:

Holmes, Idonia

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Maternal Grandmother

Quiltmaker's city:

Hope

Quiltmaker's state:

Arkansas (AR)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Douglas

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Arkansas

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1/14/1900

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

5/18/1979

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

African American

Quilt owner's name:

Miller, Beverly

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