QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-609

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:

IQRPG-94

Alternate inventory control number:

G-94

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

6-13-1988

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

Inherited

This is a:

Quilt blocks or pieces

Quilt's title:

Little Red School House

Owner's name for quilt:

School House

Brackman # or other source & #:

865

How wide is the quilt?

18 inches

How long is the quilt?

20 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

One

Size of quilt blocks:

13.5 inches X 11.5 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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?

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:

Eight

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Grid square

Where the quilt was made, county:

Washington

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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 county:

Washington

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States