QUILT INDEX RECORD
6-3-2220
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:
1988.64.160
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 blocks or pieces
Describe the item:
Individual quilt blocks stitched to muslin.
Owner's name for quilt:
Checkerboard
How wide is the quilt?
22.875 inches
How long is the quilt?
22.5 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Unknown/Not Rated
Time period:
1850-1875
Family/owner's date for quilt:
Fabrics c. 1850's.
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
Four
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Sampler
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Unknown
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:
4 blocks described top left to bottom right. Fabrics c. 1850's. #1 Checkerboard, Nine Patch (Brackman 1601 a). 6.75” square. Three blocks all pink on pink centers, orange and brown print corners and yellow stripe in center square of sides. Middle block has dotted fabrics in 2 squares instead of stripe. #2 Carmen’s Blocks (Brackman 1103 b). 8” square. Four patch block with two four-patches making up opposite corners to one large square. The large square is an interesting brown and white print that creates a strip and diagonal effect. The small four patches are yellow paisley and orange feather print. The yellow fabric is also in #4. #3 Checkerboard, Nine Patch (Brackman 1601 a). 6.675” square. Orange and brown stripe of circles and a stripe with an Egyptian-like pattern on white in two corners, a pink stripe with a bouquet and trailing leaves on white in the center, and a brown and white stripe in the centers squares of the sides. The white stripe has an ear of corn printed in black. Two of these squares have been pieced – one with the corn print in the opposite direction and the other with a brown on brown stripe in the opposite direction. #4 Nine Patch, Sheep Fold, Irish Chain (Brackman 2020). 7.375” square. Unequal Nine patch. Block appears as a square/bar/square on the edge surrounding a square. One block has brown diagonal print for the squares, other has brown & red stripe. Bars are yellow paisley design.
Where the quilt was made, city:
Ames
Where the quilt was made, county:
Story
Where the quilt was made, state:
Iowa (IA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Made by owner
Why was the quilt made?
Teaching or learning sample
The quilt was made to be used for:
Other
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection; Study or teaching aid
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
Cite this Quilt
Checkerboard. 1850-1875. From State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Quilt Research Project; Mary Barton Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=6-3-2220. Accessed: 03/28/24