QUILT INDEX RECORD
6-3-1594
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
State Historical Society of Iowa
Who documented this quilt?
Iowa Quilt Research Project
Iowa Quilt Research Project Number:
IQRPT-53
Alternate inventory control number:
T-53
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
When was the form filled out?
7-30-1988
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Sugar Loaf
Owner's name for quilt:
Triangles
Brackman # or other source & #:
204
How wide is the quilt?
66.5 inches
How long is the quilt?
87 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Brown; Orange; Pink
Antique colors:
Chrome Yellow
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Time period:
1850-1875
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1840-1860
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
18
Size of quilt blocks:
11.5 inch triangles
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
One
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Triangles
Number of borders:
One
Describe the borders:
Plain
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Unknown
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Coarse fabric
Describe the back:
Solid/plain
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
All-over-design
Describe the quilting designs used:
Chevron
Quilt top made by:
Baber, Mary E.
Quilted by:
Baber, Mary
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
The quilt was made to be used for:
Unknown
Quilt is presently used as:
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Unknown
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Unknown
Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?
Unknown
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
4-22-1834
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Carlisle
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Iowa
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):
1861
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
July 1890
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Baber, Mr.
Number of children:
One
Cite this Quilt
Baber, Mary E. Sugar Loaf. 1850-1875. From State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=6-3-1594. Accessed: 07/27/24