QUILT INDEX RECORD
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