QUILT INDEX RECORD
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