QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-210
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:
700
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.104
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 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
Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?
1899
Quiltmaker's spouse's name:
Yoder, Abraham
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, Jacob
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.
If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:
Grandmother
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
Has this quilt been exhibited/displayed? Explain:
“Illinois Amish Quilts: Sharing Threads of Tradition.” Springfield, IL. Illinois State Museum.
List other materials available about this quilt. This may include oral history, articles, additional photos or publications, etc.
See book, Illinois Amish Quilts, pp. 64-65.
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Monkey Wrench Medallion
Pattern name; reference name:
Churn Dash
Date provided by maker/owner:
ca. 1900
Date estimated by IQRP:
ca. 1900
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1876-1900
Length:
72
Width:
58
Medallion size:
44
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
6
Format:
Finished quilt
Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Construction (top):
Medallion or framed center
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:
1
Fabric; fibers:
Wool
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
brilliantine
Predominant colors (top):
Red; Rust; Green; Turquoise or Teal; Brown
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Fans; Feathering; Wreaths
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Grid/crosshatch
Describe the quilting designs used:
Feathered wreath in center on diagonal grid background, fans 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
Knots visible?
yes
Describe the borders:
Pieced inner border on top and bottom, narrow and wide outer borders, butted.
Binding and edge treatment:
Straight grain
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?
3
Backing; fabric:
Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Backing; width of pieces (in inches):
22
Backing; color:
Beige or Tan
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe specific damage to the quilt:
Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Tears or holes
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Repaired by textile conservator, Harold Mailand.
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
Cite this Quilt
Yoder, Anna Swartzentrube. Monkey Wrench Medallion. 1876-1900. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-210. Accessed: 04/24/24