QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1519

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-37

Alternate inventory control number:

S-37

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Mother

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:

Single Wedding Ring

Brackman # or other source & #:

1806 a

How wide is the quilt?

78 inches

How long is the quilt?

80 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Maroon; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1890-1925

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

12.5 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:

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

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Print

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?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design

Describe the quilting designs used:

'X's through blocks.

Quilt top made by:

Stone, Florence Rector

Quilted by:

Stone, Florence

Where the quilt was made, city:

Haven

Where the quilt was made, county:

Tama

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?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

To use.

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:

Rector

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

8-9-1888

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Tama County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Iowa

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

3-30-1916

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

3-4-1985

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scotch-Irish-German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

8th grade

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Farmer's wife

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Haven

Quiltmaker's city:

Tama

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Rector, Silas

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Rector, Eveline

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

Stone, Frank Thomas

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

Farming

Number of children:

4

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative