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:

504

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.14

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Mast, Elizabeth Briskey

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

Was the quiltmaker married? If yes, when?

1896

Quiltmaker's spouse's name:

Mast, Uriah

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

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 1998.152.13.

How did the owner get the quilt?

Purchase

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

Made entire quilt

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, pp. 56-57.

Date owner signed the form:

2000

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Scrap crib quilt

Pattern name; reference name:

Scrap crib quilt

Date provided by maker/owner:

ca. 1898

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1898

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1876-1900

Length:

39

Width:

34

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

8

Format:

Finished quilt

Describe the object:

Crib quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

Other

Block style (top):

None

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton; Wool

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Cotton sateen and wool brilliantine

Predominant colors (top):

Red; Black; Beige or Tan; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Dark colors

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

Tulips quilted in sides, overlapping circles in center, diamond grid in background and diagonal grid in the 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

Describe the borders:

Single black border 3" wide on sides and 6" wide at top and bottom.

Binding and edge treatment:

Back turned to front

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

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:

Medium (3/16?)

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

1

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

34

Backing; color:

Black

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Details

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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