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5-2-198

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:

739

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.93

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):

Yoder, Anna Kauffman?

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1848

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1935

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Amish

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

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

6

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Beachy, Catherine

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

OH

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Kauffman, Moses J.

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 1998.152.33.

How did the owner get the quilt?

Purchase

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

Made entire quilt

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

Wedding

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 given to her son Abraham who married Anna Swartzentruber and then given to their son Joseph, at whose house it was found.

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

See 1998.152.33.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Unequal Nine Patch

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1905

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1905

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1901-1929

Length:

79

Width:

64

Block size:

9

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; Same block throughout

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

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

20

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton; Wool

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Red; Green; Gold

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Fans; Feathering; Wreaths

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Double vertical parallel lines in pieced blocks, feathered circle in plain blocks, fans in top and bottom border, double diagonal parallel lines in side borders.

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

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the borders:

Single border, butted.

Binding and edge treatment:

Back turned to front

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Satin/sateen

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half 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

Description of the back:

cotton sateen

Backing; fabric:

Different fabrics; Back art/design on quilt back; Machine sewn; Reversible; Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

black center square, framed with green

Backing; color:

Green

Condition:

Poor/very worn

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Tears or holes

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Kauffman, anna

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

Yoder, Anna Kauffman. Unequal Nine Patch. 1901-1929. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-198. Accessed: 03/28/24