QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1573

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-28

Alternate inventory control number:

T-28

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:

Cross Stitch Embroidery

How wide is the quilt?

62 inches

How long is the quilt?

74 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Fading

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

43

Size of quilt blocks:

various sizes

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

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:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

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:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Single parallel lines

Quilt top made by:

Polley, Martha

Quilted by:

Polley, Martha

Where the quilt was made, city:

Eldora

Where the quilt was made, county:

Hardin

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?

Baby or crib

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

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 maiden name:

Madden

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

7-14-1856

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Lykenstown

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Pennsylvania

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

May 1875

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1-4-1944

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's county:

Hardin

Quiltmaker's city:

Eldora

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Madden, J.E.

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

Polley, William

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

Coal miner

Number of children:

2