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QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1531

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-48

Alternate inventory control number:

S-48

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?

Inherited

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Quilt's title:

Tumbler

Brackman # or other source & #:

151 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?

Beige or Tan; Brown; Green; Pink; Rust; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1860-1890

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

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:

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:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Quilt found in grandmother's cedar chest. No known history of the quilt.

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

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Cite this Quilt

Tumbler. 1876-1900. From State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=6-3-1531. Accessed: 03/29/24