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5-2-217

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:

676

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.111

Source of the information on this quilt:

daughter of quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Briskey, Anna Yoder (owner)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1871

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1945

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Amish

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

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

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Eash, Catherine

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

PA

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Yoder, Samuel H.

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

PA

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

Amish

How did the owner get the quilt?

Purchase

Why was the quilt made? Was it made for a special occasion?

Gift or presentation

For whom was the quilt made?

Going away gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Kalona

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Anything else we should know about this quilt? (i.e. customs, stories):

Made by friends of Anna S. Yoder for a going-away gift when she left Iowa for Illinois to marry Henry J. Briskey.

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Homeward Bound

Pattern name; reference name:

Friendship

How was the inscription marked?

Embroidery

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

with outline and chain stitches

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1894

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1894

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1876-1900

Length:

87

Width:

71

Block size:

9

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

9

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

Stitches used to apply motifs:

Embroidered initials in outline and chain stitches.

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Block style (top):

Squares

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

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

30

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

cotton chambrey

Predominant colors (top):

Rust; Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Fans

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Double parallel line in pieced blocks, grid in plina block, fans in border. Quilting is uneven, possibly quilted by several people.

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

Cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

black

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the borders:

Single border, butted.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain

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:

Cotton

Thickness:

Medium (3/16?)

Surface decoration:

Embroidery

What items were used to embellish the quilt?

Cotton thread

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):

5

Backing; color:

Blue or Navy

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Inscription:

Initials; Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

many initials

Inscription: front/back?

on block

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Yoder, Anna S. (owner)

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

Briskey, Anna Yoder (owner. Homeward Bound. 1876-1900. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-217. Accessed: 03/29/24