QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-2186

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:

1988.64.58

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:

Road to California

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Railroad; Jacob's Ladder; Golden Stairs; The Sickle; Four Patch; Road to California

Brackman # or other source & #:

1695 a

How wide is the quilt?

80.25 inches

How long is the quilt?

88 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

2.75 inches square for Four-Patch blocks

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

None

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

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

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

Beautiful piecing, very precise. Fabrics appear unwashed, very bright and crisp.

Where the quilt was made, state:

Vermont (VT)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

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