QUILT INDEX RECORD

39-40-1010

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Indiana State Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Indiana Quilt Registry Project

Indiana Quilt Registry Project Number:

AB091

When was the form filled out?

7/25/1987

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Maker pieced the quilt.

Who helped you fill out the form?

Bonita Siders

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Auburn

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Crown of Thorns

Brackman # or other source & #:

3996Rehmel

How wide is the quilt?

69"

How long is the quilt?

78.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; White; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

Yellowed

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Fibers are strong

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1924

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

c1920

Further information concerning dates:

1924. Maker was 17 years old when quilt was made.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12 pieced blocks, 6 plain blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

13" x 13"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the borders:

Butted, Width of border: 3.5"; 6.5" plain strips

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Geometric

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Muslin weight

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2 pieces

Width of pieces on the back:

35", 35"

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

green floss

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

2

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Uneven quilting stitches.

Quilt top made by:

Morr, Edna B. Reinhart

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Auburn

Quilt owner's state:

Indiana (IN)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1906

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

3/6 in Muncie, IN

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' name(s):

Morr, Walter

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Indiana State Museum