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Little Red School House

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-637

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:

IQRPH-13

Alternate inventory control number:

H-13

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

6-18-1988

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Little Red School House

How wide is the quilt?

68 inches

How long is the quilt?

82 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Number of borders:

Multiple

Describe the borders:

Pieced and 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:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Back art/design on quilt back; Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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:

All-over-design; Elbow/fan

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Fans

Quilt top made by:

Stone, Hannah

Where the quilt was made, city:

Belle Plaine

Where the quilt was made, county:

Benton

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:

Hannah Stone was the quilts original owner. It has been passed down in her family.

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

To use for warmth.

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

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1870's

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Benton

Quiltmaker's city:

Belle Plaine

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Cite this Quilt

Stone, Hanna. Little Red School House. 1876-1900. From State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=6-3-637. Accessed: 03/28/24