QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1953

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

State Historical Society of Iowa

Who documented this quilt?

Iowa Quilt Research Project; Walnut Creek Historical Society Collection

Iowa Quilt Research Project Number:

IQRPY-44

Alternate inventory control number:

Y-44

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

8-25-1988

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

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

White House Steps

Brackman # or other source & #:

2572

How wide is the quilt?

29 inches

How long is the quilt?

72 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown; Maroon; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Dark colors

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

38

Size of quilt blocks:

7.5 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:

Silk; Wool

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Velvet; Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Suiting

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Woven or homespun

Describe the back:

Print

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?

Not quilted

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

Donated to the Walnut Creek Historical Society.

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?

Traditional pattern variation

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted