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Double Nine Patch variation; Jacob's Ladder variation

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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