QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-2266

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-52

Alternate inventory control number:

A-52

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?

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

8-Pointed Star

Owner's name for quilt:

Star Pattern

Brackman # or other source & #:

3735 A

How wide is the quilt?

90 inches

How long is the quilt?

90 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1800-1849

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1800-1860

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

10 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by garden maze sashing; Other

Describe the quilt setting:

Garden Maze type of setting.

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

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:

Unknown

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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:

Ten

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Describe the quilting designs used:

Feather in wedges of garden maze, double line quilting on stars.

Quilt top made by:

Whisler, Anna Spitter

Quilted by:

Whisler, Anna

Where the quilt was made, county:

Appanoose

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Quilt passed through five generations of family.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Spitter

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1795

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1837

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Appanoose

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Farmer

Number of children:

Seven