QUILT INDEX RECORD
6-3-1837
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:
IQRPW-7
Alternate inventory control number:
W-7
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker
When was the form filled out?
8-19-1988
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Poinsetta variation
Owner's name for quilt:
The Flowering Almond
Brackman # or other source & #:
R A 609
How wide is the quilt?
74 inches
How long is the quilt?
81 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Green; Red; White
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Poor/very worn
Damage:
Disintegration of fabric
Time period:
1850-1875
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1850
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
6
Size of quilt blocks:
26 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:
One
Describe the borders:
Applique, vines and leaves.
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
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Describe the back:
Solid/plain
How is the binding made?
Edges turned in/ no separate binding
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:
7
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilt top made by:
Brown, Sarah A.
Quilted by:
Brown, Sarah A.
Where the quilt was made, county:
Dodge
Where the quilt was made, state:
Wisconsin (WI)
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:
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 gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
2-17-1830
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Martinsville
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Ohio
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
12-29-1911
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
English, Scot
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Elementery
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Presbyterian
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker
Quiltmaker's county:
Dodge
Quiltmaker's state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Number of children:
9
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Relative
Cite this Quilt
Brown, Sarah A. Poinsetta variation. 1850-1875. From State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=6-3-1837. Accessed: 03/29/24