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-96

Alternate inventory control number:

Q-96

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

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:

Monkey Wrench

Owner's name for quilt:

Wrench

Brackman # or other source & #:

1850

How wide is the quilt?

67 inches

How long is the quilt?

81 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Pink; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Stains

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1910-1915

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

8.5 inches square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

One

Describe the borders:

Pieced, on two sides only.

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:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Print

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:

4

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Single parallel lines

Quilt top made by:

Kollmann, Louise Twachtmann

Quilted by:

Kollmann, Louise Twachtmann

Where the quilt was made, city:

Vilmer

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?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

For 14 year old grand-daughter.

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:

Twachtmann

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

12-11-1849

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Isdorf

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Germany

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

8-9-1923

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Butler

Quiltmaker's city:

Vilmer

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

German

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

Farmer

Number of children:

5

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative