QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-289
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:
SP717
Alternate inventory control number:
1966.33 (746682)
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):
Challacombe, Elizabeth Anne Boulter
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?
1826--England
Date and place of quiltmaker's death:
1909--FL
Spouse's occupation:
farmer
Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?
3 of 8 lived to adulthood
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
1
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
England
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
England
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:
Alton
Where the quilt was made, county:
Madison
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 and her husband came in Illinois sometime before their marriage in 1851. Family says that they moved with their children to Chicago in 1875, however, Elizabeth and children are listed in 1880 census in Alton. They may have been transitioning to a farm near Chicago.
Date owner signed the form:
1966
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Herringbone
Date provided by maker/owner:
1860-68--family
Date estimated by IQRP:
1880
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1876-1900
Length:
47"
Width:
63"
Format:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing; Foundation Piecing; Strip/string Piecing
Construction (top):
Vertical strip
Fabric; fibers:
Silk
Fabric print:
Striped; Plaid; Solid/plain; Multiple scrap
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Describe the borders:
None.
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Some staining on muslin foundation.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Illinois State Museum
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Boulter, Elizabeth Ann
Cite this Quilt
Challacombe, Elizabeth Anne Boulte. Herringbone. 1876-1900. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-289. Accessed: 03/28/24