QUILT INDEX RECORD

27-23-1421

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

Who documented this quilt?

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

Wyoming Quilt Project Documentation Number:

wqp.2376

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

06-13-03

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Pineapple

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Maltese Cross, Washington Pavement, Colonial Pineapple, Chestnut Burr, Church Steps

Brackman # or other source & #:

2635

How wide is the quilt?

69 to 69.75 inches

How long is the quilt?

79.5 to 80.75 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Green; Gray

Damage:

Fold marks or creases; Fading

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Only the green fabric pieces appear splotchy due to dye instability, and that only in random places.

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1890 - 1910

Who estimated the quilt's date?

WQP Documentation

Further information concerning dates:

fabrics date from 1890's to 1910

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

geometric

Number of quilt blocks:

56 pineapple hexagonal blocks and 42 alternate square blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

hexagonal 10 inches x 10 inches; alternate squares are 4 x 4 inches There are 4 quarter alternate blocks and 26 half blocks of the alternate square.

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other; Alternating with plain squares

Describe the quilt setting:

Since blocks are hexagon and alternates are much smaller, setting is not exactly side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares; Hexagons

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Other; Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

twill (wool)

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

not recorded

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Wool

Fabric structure of the binding:

Other

Describe the binding:

Twill and commercial braid - natural hair

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; Home cut; Hand sewn; Bias grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

.25 inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

Describe the quilt filling:

This batting is only behind the alternate square fabrics. The pineapple blocks have no backing though they are sewn on a foundation

How are the layers held together?

Other; Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Red, brown, pink

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

note: hand quilting goes through to the back, there is machine quilting on the top only on alternate block of solid squares.

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

Since the set-in blue squares in this quilt are machine quilted to a batt and none of the rest is machine quilted nor stuffed, and the machine quilting does not go through to the back, it is likely that this was a strip of fabric either from an old quilt or another pre-quilted garment.

Where the quilt was made, state:

Missouri (MO)

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:

An unknown person made this quilt, probably for owner's mother when she was a student at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, owners give date of 1890-1910 for it.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Traditional pattern variation

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

Brackman pattern shows a square center in pineapple, this one has an octagon center; there are also some changes in the alternate square blocks from Brackman's pattern.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Medders, Kay

Quilt owner's city:

Restricted

Quilt owner's county:

Restricted

Quilt owner's state:

Wyoming (WY)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Who photographed this quilt?

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.