QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1556

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-7

Alternate inventory control number:

T-7

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:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Quilt's title:

Four Patch

Brackman # or other source & #:

1101

How wide is the quilt?

73 inches

How long is the quilt?

82 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Pink; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1890-1925

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

36

Size of quilt blocks:

8 X 9 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

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:

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:

Machine Piecing

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

Quilt top made by:

Luckinbill, Emma Jane

Where the quilt was made, city:

Guthrie Center

Where the quilt was made, county:

Guthrie

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?

Unknown

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?

Traditional pattern variation

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1940's

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Guthrie

Quiltmaker's city:

Guthrie Center

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Luckinbill, LoRoy

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

Farmer

Number of children:

7