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:

SP765

Alternate inventory control number:

1988.44

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):

Eastabrook, Mary Ann King

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1823 or 24 OH

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

after 1880 IL

Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?

1845 IL; 1867

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Eastabrooks, Decatur; Eastabrooks, Charles

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

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

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

OH

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

OH

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

Obituary of her daughter said Mary Ann was the adopted daughter of Dr. Edwards who was an early arrival in Milledgeville. Mary Ann's husband came to Illinois in 1839.

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:

Mlledgeville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Carroll

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):

Passed down in family to great, great granddaughter.

Date owner signed the form:

1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Crazy

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1870

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1880

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1876-1900

Length:

68

Width:

59

Block size:

various

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Foundation Piecing

Stitches used to apply motifs:

Various elaborate decorative stitches along seamlines, some pictorial embroidery of flowers.

Construction (top):

Crazy

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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

9

Fabric; fibers:

Silk

Fabric print:

Striped; Plaid; Solid/plain; Geometric

Predominant colors (top):

Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Describe the quilting designs used:

Decorative star stitch used that shows on back but not front.

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

perle cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

yellow

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

No borders.

Binding and edge treatment:

Ribbon

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Silk

Fabric structure of the binding:

Satin/sateen

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Filler:

Cannot tell

Thickness:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

Surface decoration:

Embroidery

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

1

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Description of the back:

cotton sateen

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; color:

Red

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

King, Mary Ann

The quilt was made to be used for:

Decorative throw