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5-2-314

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:

SP763

Alternate inventory control number:

1975.5 (746941)

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

grandmother

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Fortenbaugh, Mary Elizabeth Bryod

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1838 PA

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1929 PA

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

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

4 other quilts by quilter in Museum's collection.

How did the owner get the quilt?

Gift

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Halifax?

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

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

Quilt brought to Illinois by her daughter in the late 1800s.

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Rolling Stone variation

Source of pattern name and number. Include if it is a variation.

1727a

How was the inscription marked?

Ink

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1855-62

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1855-62

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Further information concerning dates:

quilters use of her maiden name suggests quilt made before her marriage in 1862

Time period:

1850-1875

Length:

101"

Width:

99"

Block size:

15" x 15"

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

8

Quilting stitches per inch (in a second spot on the quilt):

7

Width between quilting lines:

3/4"

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand 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:

13

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Paisley; Solid/plain; Geometric

Predominant colors (top):

Red; Green; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables; Feathering; Floral; Vines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilting in pieced triangles in sashing, chevrons that meet in center of pieced blocks, feathered floral design and clamshells in corners and triangles, 6-line classic cable in sashing. and hearts.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

white

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Describe the borders:

No border.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain; Home cut; 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)?

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?

4

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

10". 31", 30". 28"

Backing; color:

Cream

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Red fabric deteriorating.

Inscription:

Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Mary E. Byrod

Inscription: front/back?

on back

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Byrod, Mary Elizabeth

Cite this Quilt

Fortenbaugh, Mary Elizabeth Bryo. Rolling Stone variation. 1850-1875. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-314. Accessed: 03/29/24