QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-2134

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:

1988.64.44

Person filling out this form is:

Author/researcher; Quilt collector

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

Purchased the quilt

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Owner's name for quilt:

Double Wrench

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Churn Dash; True Lover's Knot; The Broad Axe; T Design; Wrench; Aeroplane; Airplane; The Crow's Nest; Pioneer Patch; French 4's; Hole In The Barn Door

Brackman # or other source & #:

1850

How wide is the quilt?

72 inches

How long is the quilt?

77.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; White

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

8 inches square

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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

no

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

Quilt top made by:

Quiltmaker, Unknown

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

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