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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