QUILT INDEX RECORD
6-3-1429
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-37
Alternate inventory control number:
Q-37
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?
Received as a gift
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Grandmother's Fan
Brackman # or other source & #:
3305
How wide is the quilt?
59 inches
How long is the quilt?
74 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Black; Blue or Navy; Gold; Maroon; Orange
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Poor/very worn
Damage:
Disintegration of fabric
Time period:
1876-1900
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
94
Size of quilt blocks:
4 inches square
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
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
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Silk
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Satin; Velvet
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Materials used to make the back:
Satin/Sateen
Describe the back:
Solid/plain
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front
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:
Grid square; Outline
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Museum owned
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
The quilt was made to be used for:
Unknown
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
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 country:
United States
Cite this Quilt
Grandmother's Fan. 1876-1900. From State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=6-3-1429. Accessed: 04/24/24