QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1462

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-72

Alternate inventory control number:

Q-72

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:

Crazy Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

53.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

70 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1898

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Number of borders:

None

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:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

velour

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?

Not quilted

Quilt top made by:

Bier, Mrs. Charles

Quilted by:

Bier, Mrs. Charles; Anderson, Zoe

Where the quilt was made, city:

Greene

Where the quilt was made, county:

Butler

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:

Bickness

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Greene

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Iowa

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Butler

Quiltmaker's city:

Greene

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Bier, Charles

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

Harness maker

Number of children:

2