QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-109
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:
2001.48
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
Quiltmaker's Name (top):
Turley, Elizabeth Trodge
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?
1792 VA
Date and place of quiltmaker's death:
1881 IL
Spouse's occupation:
farmer
Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?
10
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
6
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
4
How did the owner get the quilt?
Gift
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt
Where the quilt was made, city:
Waverly
Where the quilt was made, county:
Franklin
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):
Quilt was handed down from daughter to daughter until it was purchased by Jeff Augustine from great great grandduaghter Cheryl Ann Long and given to the Museum.
List other materials available about this quilt. This may include oral history, articles, additional photos or publications, etc.
Elizabeth's husband died in 1835 and Elizabeth continued to farm the family's farm with the help of her ten children.
Date owner signed the form:
2001
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Whig Rose Bouquet
Date provided by maker/owner:
ca. 1860
Date estimated by IQRP:
ca. 1860
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1850-1875
Length:
83
Width:
67
Block size:
20
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
8
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:
Straight
Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:
12
Fabric; fibers:
Cotton
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Predominant colors (top):
Red; Green; White
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Echo
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Feathering; Vines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Echo quilting around applique, feathered vines along stems.
What type of thread was used for the quilting?
cotton
What color was the quilting thread?
white
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Describe the borders:
Double border of plain red and green strips on top, single red border at bottom, plain white border on one side and applqued red and green bud and vine border on one side, 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:
Rounded
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):
32
Backing; color:
White
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Illinois State Museum
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Trodge, Elizabeth
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, special occasion
Cite this Quilt
Turley, Elizabeth Trodg. Whig Rose Bouquet. 1850-1875. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-109. Accessed: 03/29/24