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:

SP764

Alternate inventory control number:

1975.5 (746942)

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

grandmother

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Fortenbaugh, Mary Elizabeth Byrod

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1838 PA

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1929 PA

Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?

1862 PA

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Fortenbaugh, Abraham

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

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

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

PA

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

PA

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

4 other quilts by Mary 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:

Halifax

Where the quilt was made, county:

Dauphin

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Anything else we should know about this quilt? (i.e. customs, stories):

Quilt was brought to Illinois in the late 1800s by maker's daughter, Mary Fortenbaugh Mather.

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Oak Leaf

Pattern name; reference name:

Holly

How was the inscription marked?

Ink

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1855-62

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1855-62

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Further information concerning dates:

use of quilter's maiden name suggests quilt was made before her marriage

Time period:

1850-1875

Length:

92

Width:

92

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

8

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

7

Width between quilting lines:

1/2

Format:

Finished quilt

Applique techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Stitches used to apply motifs:

Whip stitch applique

Construction (top):

Medallion or framed center

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain; Floral

Predominant colors (top):

Green; Cream

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell; Grid square; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline and echo fill quilting in the appliique designs, diagonal parallel lines, grid, teacup and clamshells used in white areas, parallel lines ised om green strips.

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

Describe the borders:

Outer border with oak leaf applique.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain; Hand sewn

Describe the binding:

applied cotton knotted fringe

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):

32

Backing; color:

Cream

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Inscription:

Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Mary Byrod

Inscription: front/back?

on back

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Byrod, Mary Elizabeth