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

Alternate inventory control number:

1994.143

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

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:

Friends and family of Michael Bradley

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did the owner get the quilt?

Gift

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

Autograph or friendship

Where the quilt was made, city:

Geneseo

Where the quilt was made, county:

Henry

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):

According to 1880 census Michael Bradley was a grocer in Geneseo and was born in Ireland in 1840. His wife Lida may have helped with this quilt

List other materials available about this quilt. This may include oral history, articles, additional photos or publications, etc.

See book: History from the Heart: Quilt Paths Across Illinois, p. 137.

Date owner signed the form:

1994

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Crazy

Date provided by maker/owner:

1893

Date estimated by IQRP:

1893

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1876-1900

Length:

75

Width:

70

Block size:

various

Format:

Summer spread (quilt top bound but not backed or quilted or tied)

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Foundation Piecing

Stitches used to apply motifs:

Various embroidery stitches used along seamlines, many commemorative ribbons sewn onto blocks.

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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

16

Fabric; fibers:

Silk

Fabric print:

Multiple scrap

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

velvet, satin, brocade, plush

Predominant colors (top):

Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

Narrow green velvet inner border and wider silk rep outer border, fans at corner blocks, handsewn.

Binding and edge treatment:

Ribbon

Describe the binding:

silk ribbon is basted on and feather stitched along edge.

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Silk

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:

No filling

Surface decoration:

Embroidery

Description of the back:

None.

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

The quilt was made to be used for:

Decorative throw