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QUILT INDEX RECORD

5-2-40

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:

SP766

Alternate inventory control number:

1988.8

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):

Frayser, Dora Ellen Pankey

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1881 IL

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1965 IL

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Pankey, Rachel ?

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

IL

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Pankey, William ?

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

IL

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

This was the first of several quilts she made as gifts.

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:

Cave-In-Rock

Where the quilt was made, county:

Hardin

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):

According to her granddaughter, Dora was apprenticed to a milliner after she graduated from 6th grade. She made this quilt when she was 16 from scraps from the milliner. Dora married young and moved to Murphysboro and never practiced her trade. She made many quilts that she gave as gifts.

Date owner signed the form:

1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Crazy

How was the inscription marked?

Embroidery

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1897

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1897

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Further information concerning dates:

made when maker was about 16 (1897)

Time period:

1876-1900

Length:

83

Width:

64

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Foundation Piecing

Stitches used to apply motifs:

Various embroidery stitches along seamlines.

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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

9 full

Fabric; fibers:

Silk

Fabric print:

Striped; Plaid; Solid/plain; Multiple scrap

Predominant colors (top):

Purple

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Describe the quilting designs used:

Tied on back.

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

heavy cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

blue

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

Single purple velvet border, butted, handsewn.

Binding and edge treatment:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Filler:

No filling

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

2

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Description of the back:

polished cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

32

Backing; color:

Blue or Navy

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric

Inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

D. E. P.

Inscription: front/back?

on block

Describe where the inscription was found:

in center

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Pankey, Dora Ellen

The quilt was made to be used for:

Decorative throw

Cite this Quilt

Frayser, Dora Ellen Panke. Crazy. 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=5-2-40. Accessed: 03/29/24

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