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:

SP786

Alternate inventory control number:

1951.18 (701800)

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Degge, Mary Frances

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

ca. 1833

Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?

1848

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Degge, John

Spouse's occupation:

harnessmaker

Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?

7

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

KY

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

KY

How did the owner get the quilt?

Gift

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Why was the quilt made? Was it made for a special occasion?

Baby or crib

Where the quilt was made, city:

Petersburg

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):

Kept in family for 100 years and then given by their daughter, Catherine, to the Museum.

Date owner signed the form:

1951

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Wholecloth

Date provided by maker/owner:

1850-53

Date estimated by IQRP:

1850-53

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1850-1875

Length:

47

Width:

41

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

11

Width between quilting lines:

1/8

Format:

Finished quilt

Describe the object:

Crib quilt

Stitches used to apply motifs:

All handsewn.

Construction (top):

Wholecloth

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

White

Describe the quilting designs used:

Stuffed work: Urn with flowers in center, feathered scalloped border with pineapples in corners, backgroundis stitched with diagonal parallel lines sewn very close together.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting; Corded; Stuffed work

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

white

Knots visible?

yes

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain

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)?

less than a half inch

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Filler:

Cotton

Thickness:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

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

1

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; color:

White

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Stains

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

White, Mary Frances