QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-163

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

State Historical Society of Iowa

Who documented this quilt?

Iowa Quilt Research Project; Taylor County Museum Collection

Iowa Quilt Research Project Number:

IQRPC-11

Alternate inventory control number:

C-11

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

6-8-1988

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

Presentation or award

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Flower Basket

Owner's name for quilt:

Betty's Basket

Brackman # or other source & #:

704

How wide is the quilt?

66 inches

How long is the quilt?

87 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Pink; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Dirty; Fading; Stains

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1860-1890

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

Twenty-four

Size of quilt blocks:

8.5 - 9 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks; Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

Three

Describe the borders:

Pieced

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:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn

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:

Seven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design

Quilt top made by:

Wakeman, Jennie

Quilted by:

Wakeman, Jennie

Where the quilt was made, county:

Taylor

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Presentation/award

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

The granddaughter of the maker presented this quilt to the Taylor County Museum.

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:

Private

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's county:

Taylor

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States