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:

753

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.12

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):

Mast, Elizabeth Briskey

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1876

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1950

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Amish

Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?

1896

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Mast, Uriah

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

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

10

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

7

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Miller, Barbara K.

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

PA

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Briskey, Jacob

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

PA

What is the ancestry/ethnic background of the quiltmaker's family?

Amish

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

See 1998.152.13 and 1989.152.14.

How did the owner get the quilt?

Purchase

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Arthur

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

List other materials available about this quilt. This may include oral history, articles, additional photos or publications, etc.

Quilt was passed down in family of Uriah Mast and was probably made by his wife, Elizabeth.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Log Cabin

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1900

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1900

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1901-1929

Length:

75

Width:

64

Block size:

10

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

5

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Block style (top):

Squares; Same block throughout

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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

30

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton; Wool; Unknown

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Blue or Navy; Maroon; Black; Gold; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Dark colors

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

All-over, digaonal, single parallel lines.

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

Knots visible?

no

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

Three narrow borders totaling 6" wide, butted, machine sewn.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain; Machine sewn; Hand sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Wool

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:

Medium (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):

13

Backing; color:

Blue or Navy

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Details

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Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Briskey, Elizabeth ?

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Amish

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Amish

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use