QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1639

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

State Historical Society of Iowa

Who documented this quilt?

Iowa Quilt Research Project; Mary Barton Collection

Iowa Quilt Research Project Number:

1988.64.4

Person filling out this form is:

Author/researcher

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

Made the quilt

This is a:

Quilt blocks or pieces

Owner's name for quilt:

Star of Many Points

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Laurel Wreath

Brackman # or other source & #:

2538

How wide is the quilt?

39 inches

How long is the quilt?

73.875 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Damage:

Fading

Number of quilt blocks:

12 blocks with 13 triangles mounted around borders

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Print; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Some fading of the blues both prior to use and after quilt construction. The blocks appear to be hand stitched with the joining of the blocks probably done by machine. The blocks were not quilted within the blocks.

Quilt top made by:

Barton, Mary

Where the quilt was made, city:

Ames

Where the quilt was made, county:

Story

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Why was the quilt made?

Teaching or learning sample

The quilt was made to be used for:

Other

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Study or teaching aid

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Registrar,State Historical Society of Iowa