QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-242

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-109

Alternate inventory control number:

C-109

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?

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Square and Points

Brackman # or other source & #:

2138 c

How wide is the quilt?

75 inches

How long is the quilt?

83 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy; Green; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Wear to edge or binding

Repairs:

Rebound

Time period:

1800-1849

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1800-1840

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

Fifteen

Size of quilt blocks:

11 inches square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

One

Describe the borders:

Pieced

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

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:

Wool

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

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

Width between quilting lines:

1 inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Grid/crosshatch

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?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private