QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-192
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:
755
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.87
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Illinois State Museum
Quiltmaker's Name (top):
Otto, Lydia Stutzman
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?
1909
Date and place of quiltmaker's death:
1993
What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?
Amish
Spouse's occupation:
farmer
Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?
7
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Schrock, Rachel
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
IL
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Stutzman, John William
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
OH
What is the ancestry/ethnic background of the quiltmaker's family?
Amish
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
Anything else we should know about this quilt? (i.e. customs, stories):
Lydia made quilt while she was working for Schrocks in 1933. She later gave it to her son, Edward.
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Jacob's Ladder
Pattern name; reference name:
World's Fair, Going to Chicago
Source of pattern name and number. Include if it is a variation.
1312
Date provided by maker/owner:
1933
Date estimated by IQRP:
1933
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1930-1949
Length:
79
Width:
65
Block size:
6
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
7
Format:
Finished quilt
Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Construction (top):
Block pattern
Block style (top):
Squares; Same block throughout
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:
63
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
Fabric; fibers:
Cotton
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Predominant colors (top):
Green; Purple; Black; Cream
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Cables; Fans
Describe the quilting designs used:
Outline quilting in pieced blocks, rope and diamond in inner border, fans 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?
black
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Describe the borders:
Inner border with green on opposite two sides and purple on other two sides, black outer border, all butted.
Binding and edge treatment:
Straight grain; Machine sewn; Hand sewn
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)?
less than a half inch
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Filler:
Cotton
Thickness:
Thin (Less than 3/16?)
How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?
2
Backing; fiber content:
Cotton
Backing; fabric:
Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Backing; width of pieces (in inches):
32
Backing; color:
Cream
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe specific damage to the quilt:
Stains; Tears or holes
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Hole in border--2"x 2". Some paint stains.
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Stutzman, Lydia
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
Otto, Lydia Stutzma. Jacob's Ladder. 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=5-2-192. Accessed: 03/28/24