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:

BN101

Alternate inventory control number:

1993.121 (4238)

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Where the quilt was made, city:

Cincinatti ?

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Anything else we should know about this quilt? (i.e. customs, stories):

When it was donated to ISU Museum, donor thought it might have been made in Cincinatti, OH.

Date owner signed the form:

1961

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Rose of Sharon bouquet

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1850s-60s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1850-1875

Length:

87

Width:

85

Block size:

19

Sashing width:

4

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

6

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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

16

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Red; Green; White

Colors that describe how the fabric was made, (usually a dye process) or where the fabric was manufactured:

Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline around applique, grid in vertical bars, circles in background , hearts.

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 vertical strips

Describe the borders:

3" wide appliqued vine border, butted, handsewn.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain; Hand sewn

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?)

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):

33

Backing; color:

White

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Stains; Other

Describe any other damage to the quilt:

applique thread is disintegrating in areas

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum