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QUILT INDEX RECORD

5-2-4

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Illinois State Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection

Alternate inventory control number:

1977.22 (746509)

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Harmon, Hannah (Anna) Russell

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

ca. 1843 IL

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1921 IL

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Russell, Hannah

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

IL

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Russell, Abraham

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

MA

How did the owner get the quilt?

Gift

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Mt. Carmel

Where the quilt was made, county:

Wabash

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Anything else we should know about this quilt? (i.e. customs, stories):

Made by Hannah for her daughter, Agnes, b. 1862.

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Pineapple Log Cabin

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1870

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1870-80

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1876-1900

Length:

16 1/2

Width:

16 1/2

Block size:

16 1/2

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

6

Format:

Finished quilt

Describe the object:

Doll quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Stitches used to apply motifs:

All hand sewn.

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Red; Beige or Tan; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Parallel lines in octagon.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

red, tan, white, gray

Describe the borders:

None.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Filler:

Cotton

Thickness:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?

1

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; color:

Red

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Russell, Hannah

The quilt was made to be used for:

Doll quilt/toy

Cite this Quilt

Harmon, Hannah (Anna) Russel. Pineapple Log Cabin. 1876-1900. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-4. Accessed: 03/28/24