QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-2257

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

State Historical Society of Iowa

Who documented this quilt?

Iowa Quilt Research Project

Iowa Quilt Research Project Number:

IQRPA-40

Alternate inventory control number:

A-40

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

4-28-1988

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

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

16 Patch

How wide is the quilt?

20 inches

How long is the quilt?

20 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Pink; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1890-1925

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Doll Quilt

Size of quilt blocks:

9 inches square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

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:

Mourning Prints; Print; Solid/plain

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

Describe the back:

Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

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

Notice how pieces are pieced due to lack of fabrics. Even the binding is pieced.

Quilt top made by:

Ruth, Eleanor

Where the quilt was made, city:

Winterset

Where the quilt was made, county:

Madison

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Quilt maker gave this directly to her granddaughter when the granddaughter was a little girl.

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

Doll cover.

The quilt was made to be used for:

Doll quilt/toy

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

6-10-1817

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

West Virginia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

3-22-1917

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quiltmaker's county:

Madison

Quiltmaker's city:

Winterset

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Farmer

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50