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

Alternate inventory control number:

2002.247.2

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):

Pasfield, Mary Forden ?; Pasfield, Hathaway Pickrell ?; Pasfield, Hathaway Pickrell

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1841 IL

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1913 IL

Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?

1866 IL

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Pasfield, George

Spouse's occupation:

physician and businessman

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

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Watson, Amanda

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Pickrell, Hathaway

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

See two other quilts possibly by Hattie 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:

Springfield

Where the quilt was made, county:

Sangamon

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

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

Found in the attic of Hattie's house by her great great grandduaghter. Could have been made by Hattie or her mother-in-law Mary.

Date owner signed the form:

2002

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Hidden Star

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

260 & 262 variation

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1850-70

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1850-1875

Length:

78

Width:

70

Block size:

5

Binding width:

1/8

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

12

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

10

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; English template Piecing

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Block style (top):

Hexagons

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fabric; fibers:

Silk

Fabric print:

Solid/plain; Multiple scrap

Predominant colors (top):

Pink; Black; Beige or Tan; Gold

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilted in patches, diamond grid in border.

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

Many to match patches

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the quilt setting:

Set with trinagles to form connecting stars.

Describe the borders:

Single plain border, mitered, handsewn.

Binding and edge treatment:

Ribbon; Hand sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Silk

Fabric structure of the binding:

Velvet

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?)

Does any filling show? Are seeds (or debris) visible?

unbleached

How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?

8--stripes are matched

Backing; fiber content:

Silk

Description of the back:

Gray, blud, and black stripe

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

most are approx. 17

Backing; color:

Black

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Stains

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Back has some small brown stains and a tuck from a repaired tear made before it was quilted. Faded at one border.

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Pickrell, Hathaway (Hattie)