QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1579

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-38

Alternate inventory control number:

T-38

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

7-30-1988

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Purchased the quilt

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Quilt's title:

Road To Oklahoma

Brackman # or other source & #:

1123 b

How wide is the quilt?

70 inches

How long is the quilt?

71 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1840-1860

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

18

Size of quilt blocks:

12 inches square

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?

Squares

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

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

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

Purchased in 1979 at the Covered Bridge Festival in Winterset, Iowa.

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