QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

State Historical Society of Iowa

Who documented this quilt?

Iowa Quilt Research Project

Iowa Quilt Research Project Number:

IQPRA-76

Alternate inventory control number:

A-76

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

4-28-1988

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

This is a:

Quilt blocks or pieces

Quilt's title:

North Carolina Lily

Brackman # or other source & #:

7654

How wide is the quilt?

21 inches

How long is the quilt?

22 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1840-1890

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

One

Size of quilt blocks:

10.5 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

Two

Describe the borders:

One plain border and one pieced border.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Unknown

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

Nine

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid square; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Quilt top made by:

Shaw, Mrs. Andrew

Quilted by:

Shaw, Mrs. Andrew

Where the quilt was made, city:

Winterset

Where the quilt was made, county:

Madison

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

The owner received this quilt from her grandmother to use as a doll quilt.

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

The quilt was made to be used for:

Doll quilt/toy

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Ohio

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's county:

Madison

Quiltmaker's city:

Winterset

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Shaw, Andrew

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Farmer

Number of children:

Seven