QUILT INDEX RECORD
6-3-731
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-109
Alternate inventory control number:
H-109
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:
Other
Describe the item:
Doll Quilt
Quilt's title:
Postage Stamp
Brackman # or other source & #:
2276
How wide is the quilt?
8 inches
How long is the quilt?
10 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Red
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Time period:
1876-1900
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
Twenty
Size of quilt blocks:
2 inches square
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
One
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
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:
Machine Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Describe the back:
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?
Not quilted
Quilt top made by:
Roberts, Addie
Where the quilt was made, city:
Rolfe
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?
Gift or presentation
The quilt was made to be used for:
Doll quilt/toy
Quilt is presently used as:
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Unknown
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1878
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Iowa
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):
1894
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1955
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Scotch-Irish
Quiltmaker's educational background:
4th grade
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Methodist
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's city:
Rolfe
Quiltmaker's state:
Iowa (IA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Roberts, John
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Number of children:
Three
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Cite this Quilt
Roberts, Addi. Postage Stamp. 1876-1900. From State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=6-3-731. Accessed: 04/25/24