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

Illinois Quilt Research Project Registry Number:

759

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.72

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):

Bontrager, Polly Otto

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1898

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1970

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Amish

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

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

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Hochstetler, Eliza C.

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

PA

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Otto, Eli Y.

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

PA

What is the ancestry/ethnic background of the quiltmaker's family?

Amish

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

See 1998.152.73.

How did the owner get the quilt?

Purchase

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

Made entire quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Arthur

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Has this quilt been exhibited/displayed? Explain:

“Illinois Amish Quilts: Sharing Threads of Tradition.” Springfield, IL. Illinois State Museum.

List other materials available about this quilt. This may include oral history, articles, additional photos or publications, etc.

See book, Illinois Amish Quilts, pp. 98-99.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Framed Rectangle with Nine Patch Border

Date provided by maker/owner:

c. 1940

Date estimated by IQRP:

c. 1940

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1930-1949

Length:

81

Width:

75

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

5

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

Medallion or framed center

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

cotton sateen

Predominant colors (top):

Yellow; Turquoise or Teal

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Wreaths

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Feathered wreath in center with quarter feathered wreaths in corners, square grid background, outline quilting in pieced blocks, clamshells in inner border, double parallel lines in outer border.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

Cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

white

Describe the borders:

Narrow inner border, wider outer border, butted.

Binding and edge treatment:

Back turned to front

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)?

half inch - one inch

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Filler:

Blanket or flannel

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):

34

Backing; color:

Blue or Navy

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Otto, Polly

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Amish

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Amish

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use