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5-2-323

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:

503

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.13

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

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

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

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

PA

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Briskey, Jacob W.

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 1998.152.12 and 1998.152.14

How did the owner get the quilt?

Purchase

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

Made entire quilt

Why was the quilt made? Was it made for a special occasion?

Wedding

Where the quilt was made, city:

Arthur

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Has this quilt been exhibited/displayed? Explain:

“Illinois Amish Quilts: Sharing Threads of Tradition.” Springfield, IL. Illinois State Museum.

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

See book: Illinois Amish Quilts, p. 34-35.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; reference name:

New Nine Patch and Four Patch

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1897

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1897

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1876-1900

Length:

84

Width:

70

Block size:

10

Sashing width:

6

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

10

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

7

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Stitches used to apply motifs:

Reverses to red and blue Bars quilts.

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Block style (top):

Squares; Same block throughout

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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

12

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Wool

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Red; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables; Feathering; Vines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Diagonal grid in pieced blocks, feathered vines in sashing, and five-line intersecting cable in outer border.

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

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Describe the borders:

Single border with butted corners, machine sewn.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain; Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

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:

Medium (3/16?)

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

13

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Different fabrics; Machine sewn; Reversible

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

various

Backing; color:

Red

Condition:

Very good/almost new

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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

Cite this Quilt

New Nine Patch and Four Patch. 1876-1900. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-323. Accessed: 03/29/24

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