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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