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5-2-188

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:

791

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.84

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

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Gingerich, Lydia Ann Schrock ?

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1911

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Amish

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Mast, Amanda

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

OH

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Schrock, Eli J.

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

IL

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

Amish

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

Her mother. Amanda Mast Schrock, made many quilts in the Collection.

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

Anything else we should know about this quilt? (i.e. customs, stories):

Privately collected as it was being used as a packing blanket. Maker said to be Lydia Gingerich (Mrs. John A.)but is probably Lydia Ann Gingerich (Mrs. Emery C.). Her son is John E. Gingerich and she was living with him.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Nine Patch

Date provided by maker/owner:

c. 1935

Date estimated by IQRP:

c. 1935

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1930-1949

Length:

76

Width:

61

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Block style (top):

Squares; Same block throughout

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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

30

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton; Other

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

cotton sateen, rayon

Predominant colors (top):

Red; Blue or Navy; Black; Gray

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Dark colors

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

All-over diagonal grid.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

Cotton

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks

Describe the quilt setting:

Smaller Nine Patch blocks used as corners of sashing.

Describe the borders:

Sashing extends to edge of quilt and could be considered an outer border.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain

Describe the binding:

gray rayon

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Other

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?

3+

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; color:

Gray

Condition:

Fair/worn

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Open seams; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Schrock, Lydia Ann

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

Cite this Quilt

Gingerich, Lydia Ann Schrock . Nine Patch. 1930-1949. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-188. Accessed: 03/28/24