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:

2004.58

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):

David, Anna Augusta Knight

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1852 ME

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1923 IL

Spouse's occupation:

physician

Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Rogers, Elizabeth Ann

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

ME

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Knight, James B.

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

ME

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

Her husband was a graduate of the Folwer Institute. Couple moved to Chicago where he was on the staff of Rush Medical College and Presbyterian Hospital. He died in 1907

How did the owner get the quilt?

Gift

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

Made quilt blocks or part of quilt top

If you know of other people who worked on this quilt, please give names and what role they played:

friends from Northville, IL

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

Gift or presentation

Where the quilt was made, city:

Northville or Sheridan

Where the quilt was made, county:

La Salle

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):

Probably made by Anna and her friends before she left Northville for Chicago with her husband. Quilt was given to Anna'a daughter Geraldine David Brugess, about 1953, to Geraldine's niece, Lois Knight Kroc, whose husband gave it to the Museum in her memory.

Date owner signed the form:

2004

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Crazy

Date shown on quilt:

2004

How was the inscription marked?

Attached label; Computer generated

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1889-1899

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1885-1900

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1876-1900

Length:

96

Width:

61

Block size:

11

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Foundation Piecing

Stitches used to apply motifs:

Many decorative stitches uses, embroidered flowers, some padded, ribbon from Fowler Institute, 1855, attached. Some blocks have more elaborate embroidery than others and appear to be made by different people.

Construction (top):

Crazy

Block style (top):

Squares

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:

40

Fabric; fibers:

Silk

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

velvet, satin, brocade, plush

Predominant colors (top):

Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

perle cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

yellow

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

Single border of red plush fabric, butted, handsewn.

Binding and edge treatment:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Hand sewn

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Filler:

No filling

Surface decoration:

Embroidery

What items were used to embellish the quilt?

Chenille thread

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

2

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Description of the back:

polished cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

36

Backing; color:

Gold

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Only one black and white checked silk is disintegrating.

Inscription:

Other

Describe the type of inscription:

label on back written by great niece

Inscription: front/back?

on back

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Knight, Anna Augusta

The quilt was made to be used for:

Decorative throw