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QUILT INDEX RECORD

5-2-319

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:

SP761

Alternate inventory control number:

1975.10 (746955)

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):

Moore, (Mary) Clara Rush

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1867 IL

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1949 IL

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Teter, Sophia

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

OH

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Rush, Francis A.

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

IN

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

See Crazy quilt by quilter 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:

Arcola

Where the quilt was made, county:

Douglas

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Date owner signed the form:

1975

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Log Cabin Courthouse Steps

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1910

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1910

Time period:

1901-1929

Length:

91"

Width:

69"

Block size:

5 1/2" x 5 1/2"

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand 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:

179

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Silk; Other

Fabric print:

Solid/plain; Multiple scrap

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

velvet, satin, rayon

Predominant colors (top):

Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

perle cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

pink

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

No border.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain; Hand sewn

Describe the binding:

black rayon

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Other

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:

Straight

Filler:

No filling

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

2

Backing; fiber content:

Synthetic

Description of the back:

rayon

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

32", 33"

Backing; color:

Green

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Rush, Mary Clara

Cite this Quilt

Moore, (Mary) Clara Rus. Log Cabin Courthouse Steps. 1901-1929. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-319. Accessed: 03/28/24

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