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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