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Counter Pane; Nine Patch

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1452

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

State Historical Society of Iowa

Who documented this quilt?

Iowa Quilt Research Project; Mary Barton Collection

Iowa Quilt Research Project Number:

1988.64.150

Person filling out this form is:

Author/researcher; Quilt collector

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

Purchased the quilt

This is a:

Quilt blocks or pieces

Describe the item:

Individual blocks stitched to muslin.

Owner's name for quilt:

Counter Pane; Nine Patch

Brackman # or other source & #:

2021; 1491

How wide is the quilt?

41 inches

How long is the quilt?

70.25 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1860-1885

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin

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

no

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

All 20 blocks appear to be from the same quilt but were never completed as a quilt.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Ames

Where the quilt was made, county:

Story

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Why was the quilt made?

Teaching or learning sample

The quilt was made to be used for:

Other

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Registrar,State Historical Society of Iowa

Cite this Quilt

Counter Pane; Nine Patch. 1850-1875. From State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Quilt Research Project; Mary Barton Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=6-3-1452. Accessed: 03/28/24