QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-2252

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:

1988.64.14

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

Owner's name for quilt:

Broken Dishes

Brackman # or other source & #:

1193A

How wide is the quilt?

30.875 inches

How long is the quilt?

38.5 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown; Green; Orange; Pink; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Fading

Describe the repairs:

The quilt is patched in front and back in the same spot. Age of patch material is unknown.

Time period:

1850-1875

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

Circa 1840-1880.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

80 hand pieced blocks in multicolors.

Size of quilt blocks:

3 inches X 3 inches

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

One

Describe the borders:

Flying Geese border

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:

Floral; 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

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Red

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

One

Describe the back:

Print; Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Hand 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:

12 stitches per inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilt top made by:

Quiltmaker, Unknown

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?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Public domain

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