QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Illinois State Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection

Illinois Quilt Research Project Registry Number:

SP773

Alternate inventory control number:

1983.125.2

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

See crazy quilt 1983.125.2 in Museum's collection.

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:

Springfield,

Where the quilt was made, county:

Sangamon

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 Grace deLong's great grandmother.

Date owner signed the form:

1983

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Tumbling Blocks

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1870-90

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1870-90

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1876-1900

Length:

75"

Width:

46"

Format:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Construction (top):

One patch or allover

Block style (top):

Diamonds

Fabric; fibers:

Silk

Fabric print:

Solid/plain; Multiple scrap

Predominant colors (top):

Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Describe the borders:

No border.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Condition:

Fair/worn

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Stains

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum