QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-175
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Illinois State Museum
Who documented this quilt?
Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection
Illinois Quilt Research Project Registry Number:
686
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.73
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
Quiltmaker's Name (top):
Bontrager, Polly Otto
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?
1898
Date and place of quiltmaker's death:
1970
What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?
Amish
Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?
1924
Quiltmaker's spouse's name:
Bontrager, Noah D.
Spouse's occupation:
farmer
Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?
1
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
1
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Hochstetler, Eliza C.
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
PA
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Otto, Eli Y.
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
PA
What is the ancestry/ethnic background of the quiltmaker's family?
Amish
Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?
See 1998.152.72.
How did the owner get the quilt?
Purchase
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt
Where the quilt was made, city:
Arthur
Where the quilt was made, state:
Illinois (IL)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Lone Star
Date provided by maker/owner:
c. 1940
Date estimated by IQRP:
c. 1940
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1930-1949
Length:
82
Width:
81
Medallion size:
60
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
7
Quilting stitches per inch (in a second spot on the quilt):
6
Format:
Finished quilt
Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Construction (top):
Medallion or framed center
Fabric; fibers:
Cotton
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Predominant colors (top):
Red; Yellow; Blue or Navy; Black; Gray; White
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid diamond; Outline
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Cables
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Outline quilting in diamonds, diamond grid in background, two-line intersecting cable in inner border, and diagonal parallel lines in outer border.
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
What type of thread was used for the quilting?
Cotton
What color was the quilting thread?
white
Describe the borders:
Narrow inner border, wider outer border, butted
Binding and edge treatment:
Back turned to front
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
half inch - one inch
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Filler:
Blanket or flannel
Thickness:
Thin (Less than 3/16?)
How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?
3
Backing; fiber content:
Cotton
Backing; fabric:
Different fabrics; Solid/plain
Backing; color:
Blue or Navy
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Otto, Polly
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
Amish
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
Amish
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
Cite this Quilt
Bontrager, Polly Ott. Lone Star. 1930-1949. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-175. Accessed: 04/24/24