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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