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