QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1477

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-92

Alternate inventory control number:

Q-92

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:

Embroidered Kittens

How wide is the quilt?

33.25 inches

How long is the quilt?

41 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Green; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1890-1925

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

None

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

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

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:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilt top made by:

Philpott, Estella Dawson

Quilted by:

Philpott, Estella

Where the quilt was made, city:

Mauston

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

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:

This is a baby quilt made for the quilt owner about 1924.

Why was the quilt made?

Baby or crib

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

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:

Dawson

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1901

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1930

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's city:

Mauston

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Davisson, Berl

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

Philpott, Rev. Merrill R.

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

Minister

Number of children:

5