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5-2-212

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:

855

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.106

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Otto, Mary C. Troyer

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1876

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1954

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?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

6

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Miller, Sarah E.

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

IN

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Troyer, Christian E.

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 1998.152.107 and 1998.152.108.

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

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

See book, Illinois Amish Quilts, p.97.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Unequal Nine Patch

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

2020

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1915

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1915

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1901-1929

Length:

84

Width:

68

Block size:

9

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

5

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:

20

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Wool

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Green; Blue or Navy; Gray

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines; Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Double vertical lines in pieced blocks, chevrons meeting in the center of plain blocks and in triangles, six-line classic cable in outer 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

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the borders:

Narrow inner border and wide outer border, butted.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain; Machine sewn; Hand sewn

Describe the binding:

twill weave wool

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Wool

Fabric structure of the binding:

Flannel

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:

Wool

Thickness:

Thick (More than 3/16?)

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

3

Backing; fabric:

Different fabrics; Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

33

Backing; color:

Brown

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Troyer, Mary C.

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

Otto, Mary C. Troye. 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=5-2-212. Accessed: 03/29/24