QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-2184

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:

1988.64.10

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:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Crazy Pattern

How wide is the quilt?

19 inches

How long is the quilt?

19.25 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

The initials "BWDS" appear at the lower right corner. The initials "HO" appear at left, center.

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Silk; Other

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Satin; Velvet; Other

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

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

no

Embellishments used:

Can?t tell

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

Embroidered dollars signs on the quilt top.

Describe the back:

Print

Describe the binding:

Three edges are seamed closed and one edge is open.

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

This crazy quilt is hand pieced pieces of velvet, satin faile, silk and ribbons. It is a very good example of crazy quilting using varied fabrics and embroidery stitches.

Quilt top made by:

Quiltmaker, Unknown

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

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