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:

854

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.142

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 made in Arthur Amish community, maker unknown.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Evergreen Tree

Pattern name; reference name:

Tree of Life

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

815.5

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1920

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1920

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1901-1929

Length:

93

Width:

88

Block size:

22

Sashing width:

3

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

8

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:

5

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Red; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid square; Single parallel lines; Double parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables; Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch; Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Double parallel lines in pieced triangles, square grid in red background, pumpkin seed in tree trunk, tulip buds in red triangles, diamond and rope in sashing, single parallel lines in chevrons, and 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?

white

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Binding and edge treatment:

Front turned to back; Back turned to front

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; width of pieces (in inches):

22

Backing; color:

Blue or Navy

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Fading

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