QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

SP737

Alternate inventory control number:

1975.5 (746945)

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 E. Byrod

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1832 PA

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1929 PA

Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?

1862 PA

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Fortenbaugh, Abraham

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

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

PA

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

PA

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, county:

Dauphin

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):

Made before her marriage in 1862. She was 24. The quilt was brought to Illinois by her daughter who moved there in the late 1880s.

Date owner signed the form:

1075

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Peony and Feather

Date shown on quilt:

1856

How was the inscription marked?

Embroidery; Ink

Date provided by maker/owner:

1856

Date estimated by IQRP:

1856

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1850-1875

Length:

91

Width:

91

Block size:

34

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

9

Format:

Finished quilt

Applique techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Block style (top):

Same block throughout

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:

4

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Red; Green; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline and echo quilting in applique, sunburst design in corners, diamond grid in background.

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

Knots visible?

no

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

Appliqued border with scallops and leaves.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain; Hand sewn

Describe the binding:

applied cotton knotted fringe

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?

3

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

32

Backing; color:

Cream

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Stains

Describe any other damage to the quilt:

minor stains

Inscription:

Date; Initials; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

E. B. 1856; 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

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, special occasion