QUILT INDEX RECORD
6-3-644
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-21
Alternate inventory control number:
H-21
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
How wide is the quilt?
63.5 inches
How long is the quilt?
69 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
White
Overall color scheme:
One color/monochromatic
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Time period:
1901-1929
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1890-1925
Describe the quilt's layout:
Wholecloth
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:
Solid/plain
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:
Eight
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
All-over-design
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Feathering; Wreaths
Describe the quilting designs used:
wine glass and concentric circles.
Quilt top made by:
Stemmer, Elise
Quilted by:
Stemmer, Elise and her mother
Where the quilt was made, city:
Elkader
Where the quilt was made, county:
Clayton
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?
Other
Details about why the quilt was made:
to use
The quilt was made to be used for:
Decorative throw
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:
1854
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Clayton County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Iowa
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1909
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
German
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Grade school
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Peace Evangelical
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's county:
Clayton
Quiltmaker's city:
Elkader
Quiltmaker's state:
Iowa (IA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Lumber dealer
Number of children:
Six
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Relative
Artist statement or biography of quiltmaker or quilt group:
She was active in community affairs including the Shakespeare Club.
Cite this Quilt
Stemmer, Elis. 1901-1929. From State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=6-3-644. Accessed: 03/28/24