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:

2002.295

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt collector

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:

ladies of Centralia Christian Church

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did the owner get the quilt?

Purchase

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

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

Commemorative

Where the quilt was made, city:

Centralia

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):

Purchased for Museum by the 1877 Fund.

Has this quilt been exhibited/displayed? Explain:

Columbian Exposition, World's Fair, Chicago

Date owner signed the form:

2002

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Crazy

Date shown on quilt:

1892

How was the inscription marked?

Embroidery

Date provided by maker/owner:

1892

Date estimated by IQRP:

1892

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Further information concerning dates:

made for display at World's Columbian Exposition in 1892

Time period:

1876-1900

Length:

79

Width:

74

Block size:

17" x 17"

Medallion size:

31" x 34"

Format:

Finished quilt

Stitches used to apply motifs:

Many names of people and businesses in Centralia writen in embroidery on top. Many decorative stitches outline patches.

Construction (top):

Crazy

Block style (top):

Squares

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Predominant colors (top):

Purple

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Describe the quilting designs used:

Tacked invisibly to front and tied with bows at back.

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

ribbon

What color was the quilting thread?

yellow

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

Single purple velvet border, butted, handsewn.

Binding and edge treatment:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Hand sewn

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Filler:

Cotton

Thickness:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

Surface decoration:

Embroidery

How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?

4

Backing; fiber content:

Satin; Silk

Description of the back:

light blue

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

18", 19", 19", 18"

Backing; color:

Blue or Navy

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Small patch on back. Has hanging sleeve.

Inscription:

Date; Message; Place; Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Made by the ladies of the Christian Church, Centralia, Illionis, 1892

Inscription: front/back?

on block

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum