QUILT INDEX RECORD
6-3-1555
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:
IQRPT-6
Alternate inventory control number:
T-6
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker
When was the form filled out?
7-30-1988
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Necktie
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Bow Tie
Brackman # or other source & #:
2533
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Red; White
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Time period:
1876-1900
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
77
Size of quilt blocks:
5 inches square
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
One
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
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Describe the back:
Solid/plain
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:
9
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Grapes and leaves in solid blocks.
Quilt top made by:
Wallace, Laura
Quilted by:
Wallace, Laura
Where the quilt was made, city:
Weldon
Where the quilt was made, county:
Decatur
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:
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:
Wallace
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1875
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Illinois
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1921
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
English
Quiltmaker's educational background:
8th grade
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Methodist
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker
Quiltmaker's county:
Decatur
Quiltmaker's city:
Weldon
Quiltmaker's state:
Iowa (IA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Wallace, Isaac
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Number of children:
One
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Relative
Cite this Quilt
Wallace, Laur. Necktie. 1876-1900. From State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=6-3-1555. Accessed: 03/28/24