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:

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