QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-112
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:
2002.247.3
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):
Pasfield, Hathaway Pickrell ?
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?
1841 IL
Date and place of quiltmaker's death:
1913 IL
Spouse's occupation:
physician and businessman
Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
1
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
1
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Watson, Amanda
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
KY
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Pickrell, William S.
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
KY
Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?
See 2 other quilts in Museum's collection possibly made by her.
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:
Springfield,
Where the quilt was made, county:
Sangamon
Where the quilt was made, state:
Idaho (ID)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Anything else we should know about this quilt? (i.e. customs, stories):
Found in the attic of Hattie's house and passed down in her family. Probably made by her.
Date owner signed the form:
2002
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Roman Stripe
Source of pattern name and number. Include if it is a variation.
477a
Date estimated by IQRP:
ca. 1875-1900
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1876-1900
Length:
77
Width:
64
Format:
Finished quilt
Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing; Foundation Piecing
Construction (top):
Vertical strip
Fabric; fibers:
Silk
Fabric print:
Solid/plain; Multiple scrap
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
velvet, satin
Predominant colors (top):
Black
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Describe the quilting designs used:
Diagonal grid--backing only.
How are the layers held together?
Machine quilting
What color was the quilting thread?
red
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by vertical strips
Describe the borders:
Single 5" wide border, mitered, handsewn.
Binding and edge treatment:
Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Cording; Hand sewn
Describe the binding:
red & black silk cording stitched along edge
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Filler:
Other
Thickness:
Medium (3/16?)
Does any filling show? Are seeds (or debris) visible?
commercially quilted back only
How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?
3
Backing; fiber content:
Flannel; Silk
Description of the back:
prequilted by machine
Backing; fabric:
Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Backing; width of pieces (in inches):
19", 21", 21"
Backing; color:
Red
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Illinois State Museum
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Pickrell, Hathaway (Hattie)
Cite this Quilt
Pasfield, Hathaway Pickrell . Roman Stripe. 1876-1900. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-112. Accessed: 03/28/24