QUILT INDEX RECORD

5-2-202

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:

786

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.97

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):

Yoder, Anna Swartzentruber

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1877

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1962

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?

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Hostetler, Susan

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

PA

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Swartzentruber, Anna

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Germany

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

Amish

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

17 quilts in Museum's 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

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Evening Star Medallion

Source of pattern name and number. Include if it is a variation.

2138a

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1910-15

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1910-15

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1901-1929

Length:

52

Width:

38

Medallion size:

23

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

10

Format:

Finished quilt

Describe the object:

Crib quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

Medallion or framed center

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton; Wool

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

gold wool, cream cotton broadcloth and black cotton sateen

Predominant colors (top):

Black; Gold; Cream

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables; Feathering; Wreaths

Describe the quilting designs used:

Feathered wreath in center, rosettes in corners, clamshells in inner border, cable in outer border.

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

Cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

black and white

Describe the borders:

Pieced inner border top and bottom only plus two more unpieced borders, 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)?

less than a half 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?

2

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; color:

Cream

Condition:

Poor/very worn

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Stains; Tears or holes

Describe any other damage to the quilt:

paint stains

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Swartzentruber, 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