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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