QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-899

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:

IQRPJ-4

Alternate inventory control number:

J-4

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

6-23-1988

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

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Folk Art Sampler

Owner's name for quilt:

Chris' Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

93 inches

How long is the quilt?

93 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1873

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Number of quilt blocks:

Sixteen

Size of quilt blocks:

17 inches square

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

16

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

Two

Describe the borders:

Plain and applique.

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

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

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:

Nine

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell

Describe the quilting designs used:

Hearts

Quilt top made by:

Williams, Mary Catherine Cox

Quilted by:

Williams, Mary Catherine Cox

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Quilt was a gift to a bride depicting life at the family vineyard. Beautifully made.

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

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

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Featured in the book 'The American Quilt', Roderick Kiracofe, Clarkson Potter Publisher, 1993, p. 99-95.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Cox

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1850's

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Baltimore

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Maryland

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1890-1915

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Cox, John

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Cox, Mary Williamson

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Vintner

Number of children:

Seven