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:

842

Alternate inventory control number:

1009.152.141

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 said quilt was from the Arthur Amish community, maker unknown.

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, pp. 20-21.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Unequal Nine Patch

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1870

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1870

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1850-1875

Length:

79

Width:

70

Block size:

7 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; Same block throughout

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

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

30

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Wool

Fabric type:

Handwoven

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

alternating-warp-color weaving

Predominant colors (top):

Rust; Green; Gold

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Describe the quilting designs used:

Vertical parallel lines in pieced blocks, rosettes in plain blocks, and five-line classic cable in 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:

Single border, butted.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain

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?

4

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

25

Backing; color:

Brown

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Tears or holes; 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