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:

811

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.138

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):

Collector found this quilt in Arthur Amish community, although maker is unknown.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Ocean Wave variation

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

283 variation

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:

75

Width:

46

Block size:

16 1/2

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

9

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

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

3 full

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1 + 1 (Nine Patch as cornerstones)

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Red; Beige or Tan; Cream

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid square

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables; Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Sqaure grid in piecing and sashing, feathered rosette in light squares and triangles, cable in border.

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

Cotton

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks

Describe the borders:

Single border on three sides, butted.

Binding and edge treatment:

Back turned to front

Describe the binding:

one side unbound

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?

4

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; color:

Beige or Tan

Condition:

Poor/very worn

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding

Describe any repairs made to this quilt.

Cut down to smaller size

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