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:

788

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.150

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 purchased from Mrs. Eli Miller in Arthur. She could not remember who made it and referred to it as a doll quilt.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Sunshine and Shadow

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1935

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1935

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1930-1949

Length:

33

Width:

31

Block size:

1 1/2

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

11

Format:

Finished quilt

Describe the object:

Crib or doll quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

One patch or allover

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Pink; Yellow; Lavender; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell; Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Diagonal grid in center, clamshells in outer 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

Describe the borders:

Pieced inner border of half-square triangles with corner blocks, wide outer border, butted.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain; Home cut; 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:

Thin (Less than 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; color:

Blue or Navy

Condition:

Poor/very worn

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Stains; 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