QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-449

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:

IQRPF-25

Alternate inventory control number:

F-25

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

6-11-1988

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Double Squares

Owner's name for quilt:

Jack In The Pulpit, Toad In The Puddle

Brackman # or other source & #:

2472

How wide is the quilt?

63.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

75 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

Twenty-one

Size of quilt blocks:

9 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:

Plain

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:

Machine 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:

Seven

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

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