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:

IQRPB-74

Alternate inventory control number:

B-74

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

12-5-1989

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Doll Cradle Quilt

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Black; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1889

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

One

Describe the borders:

Plain

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

Quilt top made by:

Wirt, Daisy

Where the quilt was made, city:

Douds

Where the quilt was made, county:

Van Buren

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

The quilt maker was ten years old when she made this doll quilt. The owner of the quilt has the wooden doll crib the quilt was made for.

Why was the quilt made?

Baby or crib

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

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Wirt

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1-18-1879

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Leando

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Iowa

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

3-5-1964

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scotch/Irish/English

Quiltmaker's educational background:

10th grade

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Van Buren

Quiltmaker's city:

Douds

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Wirt, David

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Wirt, Emma Barratt

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

Farmer

Number of children:

One

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught