QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-256
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:
826
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.148
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt collector
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Illinois State Museum
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?
Amish
What is the ancestry/ethnic background of the quiltmaker's family?
Amish
How did the owner get the quilt?
Purchase
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):
Collector said quilt was made in Arthur Amish community, although maker is unknown.
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Double Nine Patch variation
Pattern name; reference name:
Jacob's Ladder variation
Date provided by maker/owner:
ca. 1920
Date estimated by IQRP:
ca. 1920
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1901-1929
Length:
51
Width:
45
Block size:
10 1/2
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
8
Format:
Finished quilt
Describe the object:
Crib 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:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:
6
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
Fabric; fibers:
Cotton
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Predominant colors (top):
Blue or Navy; Black; Beige or Tan
Describe the quilting designs used:
Parallel lines in pieced blocks, diamond grid in plain blocks, fans in gold borders, parallel lines in second borders.
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
What type of thread was used for the quilting?
Cotton
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Describe the borders:
Narrow border, with additional border on two sides, 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)?
half inch - one 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; color:
Yellow
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Describe specific damage to the quilt:
Stains
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
Cite this Quilt
Double Nine Patch variation. 1901-1929. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-256. Accessed: 03/28/24