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:

816

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.159

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 the Arthur Amish community, maker unknown.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

NIne Patch and Bars

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:

68

Width:

65

Block size:

6

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

6

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

Vertical strip

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

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

21

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Wool

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Lavender; Black; Beige or Tan

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Describe the quilting designs used:

Grid in pieced blocks, classic cables in center bars and outer border, pumpkin seed on inner borders.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

Cotton

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by vertical strips

Describe the borders:

Single border on top and bottom, triple border on sides with piecing on inner borders.

Binding and edge treatment:

Back turned to front

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Wool

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

How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?

2

Backing; fiber content:

Wool

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; color:

Green

Condition:

Poor/very worn

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use