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:

801

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.76

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):

Helmuth, Barbara Plank

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1868

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1933

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Amish

Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?

1889

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Helmuth, John

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

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

11

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2+?

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

8+?

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Miller, Rachel

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

PA

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Plank, Jacob

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

OH

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

Amish

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

See 1998.152.75 & .77.

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

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Nine Patch

Date provided by maker/owner:

c. 1910

Date estimated by IQRP:

c. 1910

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1901-1929

Length:

72

Width:

64

Block size:

7

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

7

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Block style (top):

Squares

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

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

30

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

flannel and broadcloth

Predominant colors (top):

Black; Gray; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Dark colors

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Double parallel lines vertical in pieced squares and horizontal in plain squares, , diagonal double parallel lines through both borders.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

Cotton

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the borders:

Double 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:

Cotton

Thickness:

Medium (3/16?)

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

2

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

32

Backing; color:

Green

Condition:

Fair/worn

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Stains; Tears or holes

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Plank, Barbara

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