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