QUILT INDEX RECORD
6-3-1307
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:
IQRPO-26
Alternate inventory control number:
O-26
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker
When was the form filled out?
7-16-1988
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Oriental Tulip
Brackman # or other source & #:
286
How wide is the quilt?
69.5 inches
How long is the quilt?
86.25 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Green; Lavender; Pink; White; Yellow
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Damage:
Stains
Time period:
1930-1949
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1925-1940
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
18
Size of quilt blocks:
16 inches high
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
Two
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Hexagons
Number of borders:
One
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
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?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Floral
Quilt top made by:
Lambeth, Nellie Belle Robbins
Quilted by:
Lambeth, Nellie Belle Robbins
Where the quilt was made, city:
Colo
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 maiden name:
Robbins
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
9-5-1875
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Denison
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Iowa
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):
5-5-1897
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
7-21-1955
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Methodist
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Teacher, homemaker
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's city:
Colo
Quiltmaker's state:
Iowa (IA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Robbins, Harmon
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Robbins, Sue Parvis
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Lambeth, Herbert F.
Number of children:
7
Cite this Quilt
Lambeth, Nellie Belle Robbin. Oriental Tulip. 1930-1949. From State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=6-3-1307. Accessed: 04/25/24
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