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:

DT538

Alternate inventory control number:

1991.23

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 in the Mechanicsburg area

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Where the quilt was made, city:

Mechanicsburg

Where the quilt was made, county:

Sangamon

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):

Believed to have been made as a fundraiser although the cause is unknown. People from both churches participated so maybe a community effort. Donor inherited the quilt from grandfather who won it. Thought 10 cents put your name on the quilt and gave you a chance to win it.

Date owner signed the form:

1991

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Goose in the Pond variation

Source of pattern name and number. Include if it is a variation.

1815a similar

How was the inscription marked?

Ink

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1888

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1888

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Further information concerning dates:

names suggest date between 1887 and 1893

Time period:

1876-1900

Length:

88"

Width:

72"

Block size:

13

Sashing width:

3 1/2

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

7

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Block style (top):

Squares; Same block throughout

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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

20

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Red; White

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

Describe the quilting designs used:

Diagonal parallel lines in pieced blocks and all-over diagonal grid in white areas and red corner stones.

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

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks

Describe the borders:

Single border which is outside sashing with red cornerstones, butted, hand sewn.

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)?

less than a half inch

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Filler:

Cotton

Thickness:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

Surface decoration:

Ink drawing

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

3

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

6", 34", 33"

Backing; color:

White

Condition:

Fair/worn

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Fold marks or creases; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding; Other

Describe any other damage to the quilt:

about 3" piece of border missing--mouse eaten?

Inscription:

Multiple Names

Inscription: front/back?

on block

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum