QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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-55

Alternate inventory control number:

Q-55

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:

Cockscomb

Brackman # or other source & #:

A106

How wide is the quilt?

75 inches

How long is the quilt?

76 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Fading

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

5

Size of quilt blocks:

23.5 inches square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

Two

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

One

Describe the borders:

Applique, swag and bows.

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

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

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:

8-10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Circle designs.

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Quilt was quilted about 1980 by a group in Charles City, IA.

Quilt top made by:

Bauer, Maria Elizabeth Mielitz

Where the quilt was made, city:

Riceville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Mitchell

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:

Mielitz

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11-17-1859

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Wisconsin

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

7-14-1914

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Evangelical Church

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Farm wife

Quiltmaker's county:

Mitchell

Quiltmaker's city:

Riceville

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Farmer

Number of children:

One