QUILT INDEX RECORD

62-187-79

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Who documented this quilt?

Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Old State House Museum Collection

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

Old State House Museum Acc.#1996.012.04

Story about this quilt:

This quilt is classified as a heritage quilt made by Black Arkansas quilters This miniature handmade quilt was made using the Grandmother’s Fan design. Its binding is cream colored with a separate ecru/cream colored piece for the back. The miniature quilt also has a strip border made with soft green fabric. Inside the green border are four individual squares containing a four-section fan with yellow ¼ circle hold and white background. The fabric for each fan was made with a variety of vintage fabrics in complimentary colors of purple, blue, pink, and green/yellow. The miniature quilt is quilted with white thread in a wreath and oak leaf decorative pattern.

In the book A Piece of My Soul: Quilts by Black Arkansans, the pattern is referred to as Grandmother’s Fan Quilt.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Miniature Grandmother's Fan

How wide is the quilt?

6.5"

How long is the quilt? (in or cm?)

6.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue; Cream; Green; Lavender; Peach; Pink; Purple; Red; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

4

Size of quilt blocks:

1 15/16" x 1 15/16"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Cream binding with green strips

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth; Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Feedsack; Floral; Multiple scrap; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Thin

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Fans; Wreaths

Describe the quilting designs used:

Oak leaf design in corners attached to wreath motif around 4 center fan squares.

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Width between quilting lines:

.25"-1"

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

no

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Separate binding applied; Straight grain; Front turned to back

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

3/8"

Describe the binding:

Front looks machine sewn, back is a basting stitch

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Width of pieces on the back:

6.5" x 6.5"

Description of the back:

Outline quilting of fan edge/ background with motifs of oakleaves and wreath

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

When was the quilt started?

1984c

When was the quilt finished?

1984c

Time period:

1976-1999

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression; Personal enjoyment

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Where the quilt was made, city:

Kansas City

Where the quilt was made, state:

Missouri (MO)

Where did the maker get their materials?

Feed or flour sacks; Old clothes; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Round robin exchange

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Cuesta Benberry. A Piece of My Soul: Quilts by Black Arkansans. (Fayetteville, AR: The University of Arkansas Press, 2000), 128 (Plate 74).

Quilt top made by:

Scott, Gloria

Quilted by:

Scott, Gloria

Quilt owner's name:

Old Sate House Museum

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum Assistant Registrar Melissa Miller Cartwright, MA Art History

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's city:

Little Rock

Quilt owner's county:

Pulaski

Quilt owner's state:

Arkansas (AR)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Samantha Ashley, Curator Old State House Museum, Little Rock, Arkansas, all rights reserved

When was the form filled out?

9//2023

Who photographed the quilt?

Melissa Miller Cartwright

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