QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-245

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-112

Alternate inventory control number:

C-112

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:

Checkers

Brackman # or other source & #:

1051

How wide is the quilt?

100 inches

How long is the quilt?

105 inches

Shape of edge:

T-cutout

Shape of corners:

T-cutout

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Time period:

1800-1849

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

Twelve

Size of quilt blocks:

16 inches square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks

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:

Sawtooth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Linen; Wool

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Wool

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Linen

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:

Grid square

Describe the quilting designs used:

A different design is quilted in each square.

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

The owner's mother-in- law collected antiques and this quilt was part of her collection.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

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