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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