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:

SP771

Alternate inventory control number:

1986.7.1

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

grandmother

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Archibald, Mary Jane Bleakley

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1845 Ireland

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1920 IL

Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?

1865 IL

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Archibald, Charles G.

Spouse's occupation:

dry goods merchant

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

5 + ?

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3 + ?

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2 + ?

What is the ancestry/ethnic background of the quiltmaker's family?

Irish

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

Another quilt in Museum's collection by her.

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:

Cisne

Where the quilt was made, county:

Wayne

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):

Maker's husband had a large general store in Cisne.

Date owner signed the form:

1986

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Thousand Pyramids

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1900

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1900

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass,Curator

Time period:

1876-1900

Length:

85

Width:

71

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

6

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Foundation Piecing

Stitches used to apply motifs:

All hand sewn.

Construction (top):

One patch or allover

Fabric; fibers:

Wool

Fabric print:

Striped; Plaid; Solid/plain; Multiple scrap

Predominant colors (top):

Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Parallel lines in pieced triangles following seamlines, chevrons in plain triangles.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

black

Knots visible?

no

Describe the borders:

No border.

Binding and edge treatment:

Bias grain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Satin/sateen

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?

2

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Description of the back:

red and tan stripe

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

36", 35"

Backing; color:

Red

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Wear to edge or binding

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Has handing sleeve on back.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Bleakley, Mary Jane

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use