QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-992

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-106

Alternate inventory control number:

J-106

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:

Schoolhouse variation

Owner's name for quilt:

House Quilt

Brackman # or other source & #:

866

How wide is the quilt?

66.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

83 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown; Maroon; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1890-1925

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

10 inches square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks; Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

Two

Describe the borders:

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; Machine Piecing

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:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Clamshell

Quilt top made by:

Griswold, Levi

Quilted by:

Griswold, Levi's aunt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Yarrow

Where the quilt was made, county:

Adair

Where the quilt was made, state:

Missouri (MO)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Wedding gift received 6-11-1921.

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

Levi made the quilt when he was about 15 years old. He was awarded Distinguished Service Cross in WW I where he was killed in action.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

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:

Male

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Yarrow

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Missouri

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1919

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Soldier

Quiltmaker's county:

Adair

Quiltmaker's city:

Yarrow

Quiltmaker's state:

Missouri (MO)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

McAninch, Alice Hays Griswold

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative