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:

SP721

Alternate inventory control number:

1963.56 (746516)

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

wife of great grandson

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Claypool, A. B. grandmother

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did the owner get the quilt?

Gift

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

Made entire quilt

Where the quilt was made, state:

Indiana (IN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Anything else we should know about this quilt? (i.e. customs, stories):

Quilt made by great grandmother of A. B. Claypool of Muncie, IN, probably made in IN or IL.

Date owner signed the form:

1963

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Central Rose of Sharon with 4 large leaves

Pattern name; reference name:

Whig Rose variation

Source of pattern name and number. Include if it is a variation.

not in book

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1860

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, curator

Time period:

1850-1875

Length:

98"

Width:

99"

Block size:

15" x 15"

Sashing width:

8"

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

9

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Block style (top):

Squares; Same block throughout

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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

16

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain; Floral; Geometric

Predominant colors (top):

Red; Green; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quiltings in appliqued design with diagonal grid background, stuffed feathered plumes in sashing with diagonal lines in background.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting; Stuffed work

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

white

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by garden maze sashing

Describe the borders:

Border is garden maze sashing continued.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain; Back turned to front; Hand sewn

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:

Straight

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

3

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

32", 33", 33"

Backing; color:

Cream

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Stains

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum