QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1412

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:

IQRPQ-20

Alternate inventory control number:

Q-20

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

7-21-1988

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Flower Garden

Owner's name for quilt:

Hexagon

Brackman # or other source & #:

160 k

How wide is the quilt?

68.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

80.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Other

Describe the edge:

Three sides of a hexagon.

Shape of corners:

Other

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy; Pink; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric

Repairs:

Stabilized with netting

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1840-1860

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

1.5 inch for individual hexagons

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Number of borders:

One

Describe the borders:

Plain, added later

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Satin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

English template Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

yes

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

Netting

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

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

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's country:

United States