QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-346

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:

IQRPD-75

Alternate inventory control number:

D-75

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

6-1-1988

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Oriental Splendor

Brackman # or other source & #:

266a

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

120

Size of quilt blocks:

9.5 inch triangle

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Triangles

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:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; 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:

Seven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Triangle blocks are set with stars at the intersections.

Quilt top made by:

New, Flora Markland

Quilted by:

New, Flora

Where the quilt was made, city:

Richland Township

Where the quilt was made, county:

Story

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:

Maker made many quilts of this pattern.

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

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Markland

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1865

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Richland Township

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Iowa

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1947

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Farmer

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Story

Quiltmaker's city:

Richland Township

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

New, William E.

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

Farmer

Number of children:

Three