QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-2218

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:

1988.64.12

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Author/researcher; Quilt collector

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

Purchased the quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Remembrance Quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Album/Chimney Sweep

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Album/Chimney Sweep

How wide is the quilt?

62 inches

How long is the quilt?

79 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Brown; Green; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Damage:

Stains

Type of inscription:

Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

42 blocks were all signed with brown/black ink, some signatures very faded. All the names on the quilt are located in a separate file.

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1862

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

multiple locations

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1862

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Autograph quilt

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

Block sizes vary from 10.875 inches X 10.25 inches to 10.125 inches X 11 inches.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain

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

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

Two

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn

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:

8 stitches per inch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Hand quilted in a geometric design following the pattern of the quilt block.

Quilt top made by:

Quiltmaker, Unknown

Where the quilt was made, city:

Bedford

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

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:

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