QUILT INDEX RECORD

5-2-75

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:

BN95

Alternate inventory control number:

1993.121 (82-17)

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):

Made by mother of Robert D. Wiegel who donated it to ISU Museum.

Date owner signed the form:

1982

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Pan American Exposition Redwork

How was the inscription marked?

Embroidery

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1905

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1901-1929

Length:

78

Width:

78

Block size:

8

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

7

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Stitches used to apply motifs:

Outline embroidered scenes from Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, NY, in 1901 and nursery rhyme blocks along outside to fill.

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Block style (top):

Sampler

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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

64

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Squares quilted alternately with diagonal parallel lines and straight parallel lines.

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 pieced pattern sashing

Describe the borders:

Single narrow red border, butted, machine sewn.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain; Machine sewn; 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)?

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):

12", 34", 32"

Backing; color:

White

Condition:

Fair/worn

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Stains; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Temple Where President McKinley was shot

Inscription: front/back?

on block

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum