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Pineapple; Maltese Cross; Washington Pavement; Colonial cpineapple; Chestnut Burr; Church Steps

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-104

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

State Historical Society of Iowa

Who documented this quilt?

Iowa Quilt Research Project; Mary Barton Collection

Iowa Quilt Research Project Number:

1988.64.22

Person filling out this form is:

Author/researcher; Quilt collector

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

Purchased the quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Pineapple

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Maltese Cross; Washington Pavement; Colonial cpineapple; Chestnut Burr; Church Steps

Brackman # or other source & #:

2635

How wide is the quilt?

72.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

75 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy; Purple; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

14 - 15 inches

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

One

Describe the borders:

Pieced black and brown border, 2.5 inches on one end.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk; Wool; Other

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Velvet

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Unknown

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Wool

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

Describe the binding:

Edges bound with black woven braid.

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:

Six stitches per inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

Describe the quilting designs used:

One hexagonal row around block, in the ditch around blocks.

Quilt top made by:

Quiltmaker, Unknown

Where the quilt was made, city:

Sheldahl

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

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

Note in donation folder: "Sina's Kuilt, Material bought in Sheldahl. Ma made when a girl"

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

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:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Registrar,State Historical Society of Iowa

Cite this Quilt

Quiltmaker, Unknow. Pineapple. From State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Quilt Research Project; Mary Barton Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=6-3-104. Accessed: 03/29/24