QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

702

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.103

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Yoder, Anna Swartzentruber

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1877

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1962

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Amish

Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?

1899

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Yoder, Abraham

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?

8

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Hostetler, Susan

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

PA

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Swartzentruber, Jacob

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Germany

What is the ancestry/ethnic background of the quiltmaker's family?

Amish

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

17 quilts in Museum's collection.

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

Has this quilt been exhibited/displayed? Explain:

“Illinois Amish Quilts: Sharing Threads of Tradition.” Springfield, IL. Illinois State Museum.

List other materials available about this quilt. This may include oral history, articles, additional photos or publications, etc.

See book: Illinois Amish Quilts, pp. 66-67.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Aunt Eliza's Star Medallion

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1900-1920

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1900-1920

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1901-1929

Length:

78

Width:

69

Medallion size:

54

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

8

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

Medallion or framed center

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Wool

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Green; Purple; Black; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid square

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables; Feathering; Wreaths

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Feathered circle inside feathered wreath in center, feathered circles in star corners, five-line classic cable in top and bottom borders, and four-line classic cable in side borders.

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

Knots visible?

no

Describe the borders:

Narrow inner border with different colors, wide outer border, butted.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain; Back turned to front; Machine sewn

Describe the binding:

straight applied on two sides, back turned to front on other two sides

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?

3

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

23

Backing; color:

Blue or Navy

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Discoloration or dyes ran; Disintegration of fabric; Tears or holes

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Repaired by textile conservator, Harold Mailand.

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Swartzentruber, Anna

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