QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1528

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-45

Alternate inventory control number:

S-45

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

7-26-1988

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Purchased the quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Postage Stamp

Brackman # or other source & #:

2276 a

How wide is the quilt?

71 inches

How long is the quilt?

74 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1860-1890

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Size of quilt blocks:

1 - 1.5 inches square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Number of borders:

Two

Describe the borders:

One plain, one pieced.

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; Woven or homespun

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:

Outline

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

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?

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 country:

United States