QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

770

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.108

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 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

Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?

1908

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Otto, Daniel M.

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 1998.152.106 and .107.

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 top

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 made by this grandmother.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Double Four Patch

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

1103

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1930

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1930

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1930-1949

Length:

77

Width:

71

Block size:

7

Format:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Block style (top):

Squares

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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

48

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

sateen

Predominant colors (top):

Pink; Green; Blue or Navy; Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

Cotton

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Describe the borders:

Single border, butted.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Condition:

Fair/worn

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Open seams

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Top was removed from comforter that had shredded in the washing machine before it came to Museum.

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