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:

SP730

Alternate inventory control number:

1968.32 (746830)

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

Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?

1853

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Black, John M.

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 by Sarah in Museum's collection.

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:

Sunflower

Pattern name; reference name:

Sunburst

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

4006--if whole top design

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1870

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1870

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1850-1875

Length:

100

Width:

81

Block size:

21

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

8

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

7

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Block style (top):

Squares

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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

12

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Print; Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Pink; Brown; Cream

Colors that describe how the fabric was made, (usually a dye process) or where the fabric was manufactured:

Double Pink; Chocolate Brown or Hershey Brown; Indigo Blue

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Describe the quilting designs used:

Diagonal parallel lines through piecing and background, feathering in sashing.

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

Knots visible?

no

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Describe the borders:

Sashing on outside blocks.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain; Hand sewn

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)?

less than a half 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?

3

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

22

Backing; color:

Cream

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe any other damage to the quilt:

irregular color on back

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Vaughn, Sarah

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use