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:

821

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.74

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 country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1900

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1933

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Amish

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

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

8

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3+?

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4+?

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Otto, Barbara

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

1872

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Overholt, Abe D.

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

PA

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

Amish

How did the owner get the quilt?

Purchase

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

Made entire quilt

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

Yoder, Lydia Overholt?

Where the quilt was made, city:

Arthur

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 Lydia.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Bars

Date provided by maker/owner:

c. 1920

Date estimated by IQRP:

c. 1920

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1901-1929

Length:

84

Width:

70

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

8

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

Vertical bands

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

cotton sateen

Predominant colors (top):

Pink; Lavender; Gold; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables; Feathering; Vines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Alternating bands of teacup quilting and feathered vines in center, five-line intersecting cable in 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?

black

Describe the borders:

Single border with corner blocks.

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:

Cotton

Thickness:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

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

5--3 different black fabrics

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Different fabrics; Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

28

Backing; color:

Black

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Fading; Wear to edge or binding

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Overholt, Lydia A.

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