QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-311
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:
753
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.12
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):
Mast, Elizabeth Briskey
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?
1876
Date and place of quiltmaker's death:
1950
What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?
Amish
Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?
1896
Quiltmaker's spouse's name:
Mast, Uriah
Spouse's occupation:
farmer
Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?
10
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
7
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
3
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Miller, Barbara K.
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
PA
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Briskey, Jacob
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
PA
What is the ancestry/ethnic background of the quiltmaker's family?
Amish
Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?
See 1998.152.13 and 1989.152.14.
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
List other materials available about this quilt. This may include oral history, articles, additional photos or publications, etc.
Quilt was passed down in family of Uriah Mast and was probably made by his wife, Elizabeth.
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Log Cabin
Date provided by maker/owner:
ca. 1900
Date estimated by IQRP:
ca. 1900
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1901-1929
Length:
75
Width:
64
Block size:
10
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
5
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:
30
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
Fabric; fibers:
Cotton; Wool; Unknown
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Predominant colors (top):
Blue or Navy; Maroon; Black; Gold; Brown
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor; Dark colors
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
All-over, digaonal, single parallel lines.
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
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Describe the borders:
Three narrow borders totaling 6" wide, butted, machine sewn.
Binding and edge treatment:
Straight grain; Machine sewn; Hand sewn
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Wool
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?)
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):
13
Backing; color:
Blue or Navy
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Details
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Briskey, Elizabeth ?
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
Mast, Elizabeth Briske. Log Cabin. 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=5-2-311. Accessed: 04/25/24
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