QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1503

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:

1988.64.158

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.

Quilt's title:

The Chinese Block

Brackman # or other source & #:

2065

How wide is the quilt?

41.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

47.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Type of inscription:

Other

Describe the type of inscription:

Inxcription written on the panel by the owner.

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"Lisle Blocks @ 1860"

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

Inscription written on the muslin panel.

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1860's

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

Nine

Size of quilt blocks:

13.675 inches square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Describe the quilt setting:

Blocks are set point to point using the muslin of the panel for the setting blocks.

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Unknown

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Print; Striped

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

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