QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-171

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:

IQRPC-19

Alternate inventory control number:

C-19

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

6-8-1988

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Honeycomb

Brackman # or other source & #:

160 n

How wide is the quilt?

71 inches

How long is the quilt?

76.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1875-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Number of borders:

None

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:

Foundation Piecing; 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?

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:

Five

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Outline; Single parallel lines

Quilt top made by:

Helm, Sarah

Quilted by:

Helm, Sarah

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Quilt maker was owner's great-grandmother.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Old clothes

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 date and place of death:

1921