QUILT INDEX RECORD
6-3-1497
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:
IQRPS-15
Alternate inventory control number:
S-15
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker
When was the form filled out?
7-26-1988
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Fruit Basket
Owner's name for quilt:
Baskets
Brackman # or other source & #:
714
How wide is the quilt?
67 inches
How long is the quilt?
81.5 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; White
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Poor/very worn
Damage:
Disintegration of fabric
Time period:
1901-1929
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1890-1925
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
30
Size of quilt blocks:
9 inches square
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Number of borders:
One
Describe the borders:
Plain
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; Machine Piecing
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:
8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid square; Outline
Quilt top made by:
Allen, Anna Morgan
Quilted by:
Allen, Anna
Where the quilt was made, city:
Zearing
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?
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?
Sewing scraps
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:
Morgan
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1868
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Illinois
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1955
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Welsh
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Normal school
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Protestant
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker
Quiltmaker's county:
Story
Quiltmaker's city:
Zearing
Quiltmaker's state:
Iowa (IA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Morgan, William
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Morgan, Mary Fox
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Number of children:
3
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Relative
Cite this Quilt
Allen, Anna Morga. Fruit Basket. 1901-1929. From State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=6-3-1497. Accessed: 04/17/24