QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-261
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:
812
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.152
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:
Jacob's Ladder
Source of pattern name and number. Include if it is a variation.
1695b
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:
39
Width:
34
Block size:
6
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
5
Format:
Finished quilt
Describe the object:
Crib 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:
6
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
Fabric; fibers:
Cotton
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Predominant colors (top):
Cream
Overall color scheme:
Light or pastel colors
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch; Double parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Grid in center, double diagonal parallel lines 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?
blue
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Describe the borders:
Double border, butted.
Binding and edge treatment:
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:
Another quilt
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; color:
Blue or Navy
Condition:
Poor/very worn
Describe specific damage to the quilt:
Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Open seams; Quilting thread broken or ties missing; Stains; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Worn older quilt inside.
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
Jacob's Ladder. 1930-1949. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-261. Accessed: 04/18/24