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