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:

SP728

Alternate inventory control number:

1966.40 (746663)

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Shockey, Mary Harbaugh

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1857--IL

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1946--IL

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Shockey, Christina

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

MD ?

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Harbaugh, Lewis

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

PA

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:

Broadwell

Where the quilt was made, county:

Logan

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):

Passed down to her grandson, Eugene Adams of Elkhart, IL., who died in 1964 at age of 84.

Date owner signed the form:

1966

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Log Cabin

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1875-1900

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1876-1900

Length:

59"

Width:

49"

Block size:

6 1/2" x 6 1/2"

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Foundation Piecing

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Block style (top):

Same block throughout

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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

63

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Silk

Fabric print:

Striped; Plaid; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

velvet, satin, brocade

Predominant colors (top):

Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Quilted in-the-ditch along one side of each strip and down center of quilt--invisible on front.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

black

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

No border.

Binding and edge treatment:

Ribbon

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Silk

Fabric structure of the binding:

Velvet

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?

2

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Description of the back:

sateen

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Print

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

20", 28"

Backing; color:

Blue or Navy

Condition:

Fair/worn

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

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Harbaugh, Mary

The quilt was made to be used for:

Decorative throw