QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-309
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:
1974.17 (746931)
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):
Jones, Elizabeth Sutherland
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?
1793 Wales
Date and place of quiltmaker's death:
1878 IL
Spouse's occupation:
farmer
What is the ancestry/ethnic background of the quiltmaker's family?
Welsh
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:
Decatur
Where the quilt was made, county:
Macon
Where the quilt was made, state:
Illinois (IL)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Date owner signed the form:
1974
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Floral wreath with grape center
How was the inscription marked?
Ink
Date provided by maker/owner:
ca. 1860
Date estimated by IQRP:
ca. 1860
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1850-1875
Length:
92"
Width:
69"
Block size:
19 1/2" x 21 1/2"
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
9
Quilting stitches per inch (in a second spot on the quilt):
8
Format:
Finished quilt
Applique techinques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Stitches used to apply motifs:
Buttonhole and whip stitch used for applique.
Construction (top):
Block pattern
Block style (top):
Same block throughout
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:
6
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
Fabric; fibers:
Cotton
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Predominant colors (top):
Red; Green; Cream
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Echo; Single parallel lines
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Echo quilting fills and compliments applique designs, diagonal parallel lines used in background.
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
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Describe the borders:
Wide applique border (13" - 14 1/2")with branches, plumes and berries.
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)?
half inch - one inch
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Rounded
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; color:
Cream
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe specific damage to the quilt:
Fading
Inscription: front/back?
on back
Describe where the inscription was found:
Ashton was quilter's son-in-law who ran a dry good store and gave her fabric for quilt
Details
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Illinois State Museum
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Sutherland, Elizabeth
Cite this Quilt
Jones, Elizabeth Sutherlan. Floral wreath with grape center. 1850-1875. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-309. Accessed: 03/28/24