QUILT INDEX RECORD
6-3-1160
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:
IQRPM-36
Alternate inventory control number:
M-36
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker
When was the form filled out?
7-12-1988
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Album
Brackman # or other source & #:
2812
How wide is the quilt?
68 inches
How long is the quilt?
80 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Beige or Tan; Pink; Rust
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1876-1900
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
22
Size of quilt blocks:
10.5 inches square
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Other
Describe the quilt setting:
Zig-zag sashing
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
One
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Number of borders:
One
Describe the borders:
Plain, on two sides.
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:
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:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline; Single parallel lines
Quilt top made by:
Ingebretson, Mary
Quilted by:
Ingebretson, Mary
Where the quilt was made, city:
Thornton
Where the quilt was made, county:
Cerro Gordo
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?
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:
Female
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Wisconsin
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1923
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Norwegian
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Lutheran
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Farm wife
Quiltmaker's county:
Cerro Gordo
Quiltmaker's city:
Thornton
Quiltmaker's state:
Iowa (IA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Ingebretson, John
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Number of children:
8 or 9
Cite this Quilt
Ingebretson, Mar. Album. 1876-1900. From State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=6-3-1160. Accessed: 04/23/24