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QUILT INDEX RECORD

5-2-48

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:

SP790

Alternate inventory control number:

1990.49

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Name of the group that made the quilt:

women of Sandwich Methodish Church

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Methodist

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

granddaughter of minister who received quilt from his parishioners

How did the owner get the quilt?

Gift

Why was the quilt made? Was it made for a special occasion?

Gift or presentation

Where the quilt was made, city:

Sandwich

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):

Autographs of families who lived in and around Sandwich, IL, and attended Sandwich Methodist Church were embroidered onto quilt as gift to their minister, Henry Christian Loeppert, who transferred to a Methodist church in Chicago in 1891. He also married Elizabeth Dieterich of Sandwich in that year and her name is on the quilt. Henry was born in Germany in 1866 and died in Chicago in 1958. Quilt was passed down to his granddaughter who gave it to the Museum.

Date owner signed the form:

1990

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Embroidered friendship

Date shown on quilt:

1890 in 2 blocks

How was the inscription marked?

Embroidery

Date provided by maker/owner:

1891

Date estimated by IQRP:

1891

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Further information concerning dates:

going away gift for minister

Time period:

1876-1900

Length:

87

Width:

75

Block size:

11

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

8

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Stitches used to apply motifs:

Redwork flowers and names.

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Block style (top):

Squares

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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

40

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Red; White

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilted in red along edges of blocks, quilting in blocks is different in each one--circles, hearts, parallel lines, etc.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

white and red

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

None.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

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:

Cotton

Thickness:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

Surface decoration:

Embroidery

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

3

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

32", 32", 10"

Backing; color:

White

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Discoloration or dyes ran; Stains

Describe any other damage to the quilt:

yellowed

Inscription:

Date; Signature; Place; Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Chicago, IL; many signatures; Sandwich, IL

Inscription: front/back?

on block

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

Cite this Quilt

women of Sandwich Methodish Church. Embroidered friendship. 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=5-2-48. Accessed: 03/29/24