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5-2-285

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:

SP719

Alternate inventory control number:

1965.20 (746621)

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Hudson, Elizabeth L. Gary

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1826--KY

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1903--IL

Spouse's occupation:

clerk in 1850, then farmer

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

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Gary, Nancy

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

VA

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Gary, ?

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

VA

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, city:

Carrolton

Where the quilt was made, county:

Greene

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):

Elizabeth Gary was born in KY and was married to Thomas Hudson in Greene County, IL, in 1849. In the 1850 census, her mother Nancy Gary was living with them and she may have worked on this quilt. Sometime between 1860 and 1870 the couple moved to Menard Co. Elizabeth lived most of her life near Croft and is buried in the Walnut Ridge cemetery there.

Date owner signed the form:

1965

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Whig Rose variation

Pattern name; reference name:

Rose of Sharon variation

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

18.79--similar

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1845

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1850

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1850-1875

Length:

82"

Width:

80"

Block size:

23" x 23"

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

8

Width between quilting lines:

5/8 "

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):

Same block throughout

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

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

5

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Checked; Print; Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Red; Green; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Wreaths

Describe the quilting designs used:

Parallel lines through applique blocks, feathered circle where 4 corners of blocks meet and other large white areas of background. Feathered vine 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?

white

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

Border appliqued with green swag with red bows.

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)?

half inch - one inch

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Filler:

Cotton

Thickness:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

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

5

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

32", 32", 15", + 2 small pieces

Backing; color:

Cream

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Stains

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Gary, Elizabeth L.

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, special occasion

Cite this Quilt

Hudson, Elizabeth L. Gar. Whig Rose variation. 1850-1875. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-285. Accessed: 03/29/24