QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1240

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:

IQRPN-39

Alternate inventory control number:

N-39

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

7-14-1988

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Sunburst

Brackman # or other source & #:

4006

How wide is the quilt?

92 inches

How long is the quilt?

94.75 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1800-1849

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

Two

Number of borders:

None

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Chintz; Unknown

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Print

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:

7-10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilt top made by:

Watson, Mrs. William

Quilted by:

Watson, Mrs. William

Where the quilt was made, city:

Bakerville

Where the quilt was made, state:

Connecticut (CT)

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

Contests entered:

Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago in 1932, in the American Coverlet Assoc. Exhibit. It won 1st prize for Antique Quilt. Also exhibited at the Chicago Art Institute.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1800

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Bakerville

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Connecticut

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1887

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scotch-Irish

Quiltmaker's city:

Bakerville

Quiltmaker's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Watson, William