QUILT INDEX RECORD

5-2-72

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Illinois State Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection

Alternate inventory control number:

1993.121 (6808)

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, country:

United States

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

Donated by Dr. Edna Gueffroy to ISU Museum. No maker information collected.

Date owner signed the form:

1971

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Rose of Sharon Bouquet

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1860

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1850-1875

Length:

77

Width:

77

Block size:

13" x 13"

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

9

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

Block style (top):

Squares

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

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

18

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Print; Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Red; Green; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid square

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Floral; Wreaths

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Grid through applique squares, feathered wreaths in plain squares, flowers and oak leaves as filler.

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:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the borders:

Single red border of different widths on two sides, hand sewn.

Binding and edge treatment:

Back turned to front

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):

12", 33", 33"

Backing; color:

White

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Stains

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum