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:

SP650

Alternate inventory control number:

1968.32 (746827)

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):

Black, Sarah Vaughn

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1834 KY

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1914 IL

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

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

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

KY

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

KY

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

6 other quilts in Museum's collection by Sarah.

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:

Jacksonville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Morgan

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Date owner signed the form:

1968

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Hexagon and Diamond Mosaic

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1880

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1880

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1876-1900

Length:

83

Width:

72

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

7

Quilting stitches per inch (in a second spot on the quilt):

8

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Construction (top):

One patch or allover

Block style (top):

Diamonds; Hexagons

Fabric; fibers:

Wool

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

cotton warp and wool weft--glazed or brilliantine

Predominant colors (top):

Beige or Tan; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond; All-over-design

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

All-over diagonal grid quilting.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

brown

Describe the borders:

No border.

Binding and edge treatment:

Woven tape; Hand sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Twill 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

Filler:

Cotton

Thickness:

Medium (3/16?)

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

4

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Description of the back:

madder brown and orange plain--ca. 1860-80

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Print

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

10", 24", 24", 10"

Backing; color:

Brown

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Stains

Describe any other damage to the quilt:

very minor holes and stains.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Vaughn, Sarah