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:

SP725

Alternate inventory control number:

1952.37 (701862)

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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):

Given by Mrs. Edna Grandorff MacPherson who said it had a piece of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln's dress in it. Probably made in Springfield, IL.

Date owner signed the form:

1952

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Crazy

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1890

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1890

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, curator

Time period:

1876-1900

Length:

66"

Width:

33" (originally 66")

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Foundation Piecing

Stitches used to apply motifs:

Many decorative stitches, some pictorial embroidery, applied velvet leaves.

Construction (top):

Crazy

Fabric; fibers:

Silk

Fabric print:

Striped; Solid/plain; Floral; Geometric

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

velour, brocade

Predominant colors (top):

Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Describe the borders:

Inner border of brown velvet with corner blocks and crazy pieced outer border.

Binding and edge treatment:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Filler:

Cannot tell

Thickness:

Medium (3/16?)

Surface decoration:

Embroidery; Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc)

Backing; fiber content:

Silk

Description of the back:

brown and black check

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout

Backing; color:

Brown

Condition:

Fair/worn

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Originally a full-size quilt with borders on all four sides and a silk backing--but backing disintegrated so previous owner folded quilt with backing inside and stitched edges together by hand.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

The quilt was made to be used for:

Decorative throw