QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-244
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:
736
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.136
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 country:
United States
What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?
Amish
What is the ancestry/ethnic background of the quiltmaker's family?
Amish
How did the owner get the quilt?
Purchase
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):
Quilt purchased at sale of Arthur Amish family about 1935 by Mrs. Chris Otto, but she couldn't remember the family name when collector purchased it about 1988.
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, p. 22.
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Nine Patch
Date provided by maker/owner:
ca. 1875
Date estimated by IQRP:
ca. 1875
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1850-1875
Length:
78
Width:
65
Block size:
8 1/2
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
6
Quilting stitches per inch (in a second spot on the quilt):
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):
Purple; Black; Beige or Tan
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid square; Double parallel lines
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Fans
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Grid/crosshatch
Describe the quilting designs used:
Double vertical parallel lines in pieced blocks, grid in plain squares, fans in borders.
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:
Single border, butted.
Binding and edge treatment:
Back turned to front; Machine sewn
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:
Medium (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; width of pieces (in inches):
67
Backing; color:
Lavender
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe specific damage to the quilt:
Disintegration of fabric; Wear to edge or binding
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
Nine Patch. 1850-1875. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-244. Accessed: 04/17/24