QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-323
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:
503
Alternate inventory control number:
1998.152.13
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Illinois State Museum
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
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
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
PA
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Briskey, Jacob W.
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 1998.152.12 and 1998.152.14
How did the owner get the quilt?
Purchase
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt
Why was the quilt made? Was it made for a special occasion?
Wedding
Where the quilt was made, city:
Arthur
Where the quilt was made, state:
Illinois (IL)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Has this quilt been exhibited/displayed? Explain:
“Illinois Amish Quilts: Sharing Threads of Tradition.” Springfield, IL. Illinois State Museum.
List other materials available about this quilt. This may include oral history, articles, additional photos or publications, etc.
See book: Illinois Amish Quilts, p. 34-35.
Date owner signed the form:
c. 1988
Pattern name; reference name:
New Nine Patch and Four Patch
Date provided by maker/owner:
ca. 1897
Date estimated by IQRP:
ca. 1897
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1876-1900
Length:
84
Width:
70
Block size:
10
Sashing width:
6
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
10
Quilting stitches per inch (in a second spot on the quilt):
7
Format:
Finished quilt
Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Stitches used to apply motifs:
Reverses to red and blue Bars quilts.
Construction (top):
Block pattern
Block style (top):
Squares; Same block throughout
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:
12
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
Fabric; fibers:
Wool
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Predominant colors (top):
Red; Brown
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid diamond
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Cables; Feathering; Vines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Diagonal grid in pieced blocks, feathered vines in sashing, and five-line intersecting cable in outer border.
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
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
Describe the borders:
Single border with butted corners, machine sewn.
Binding and edge treatment:
Straight grain; Machine sewn
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
half inch - one inch
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Rounded
Filler:
Cotton
Thickness:
Medium (3/16?)
How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?
13
Backing; fiber content:
Cotton
Backing; fabric:
Different fabrics; Machine sewn; Reversible
Backing; width of pieces (in inches):
various
Backing; color:
Red
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
New Nine Patch and Four Patch. 1876-1900. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-323. Accessed: 03/29/24
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