QUILT INDEX RECORD

39-40-2783

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Indiana State Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Indiana Quilt Registry Project

Indiana Quilt Registry Project Number:

CB164

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

The quilt owner is the sister-in-law of the quitlmaker.

When was the form filled out?

4/9/1988

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Maker pieced the quilt.

Who helped you fill out the form?

KH

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Columbus

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Crown of Thorns

Brackman # or other source & #:

IQRP

How wide is the quilt?

60.25"

How long is the quilt?

70.5"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Describe the damage:

Yellowed

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

No repairs, color is good, fibers are strong

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1920

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

16 pieced blocks, 9 plain blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

11" x 11"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

5" plain strips

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

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:

3 pieces

Width of pieces on the back:

1.75", 30", 30"

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

.5"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin

Describe the quilt filling:

Some of the filler shows.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Even quilting stitches. All over straight lines in the pieced area. All over entwined circle in the plain area.

Quilt top made by:

Dewar, Edna Kent

Quilted by:

Dewar, Edna Kent

Where the quilt was made, city:

Belmont

Where the quilt was made, county:

Brown

Where the quilt was made, state:

Indiana (IN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made for Doris Kent

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

There is a picture of the quiltmaker, maker's husband has patterns, newspaper clippings and a bible.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Seymour

Quilt owner's state:

Indiana (IN)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10/2/1915

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Brown County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Indiana (IN)

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

4/8/1933 in Brown County, IN

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1/14/1987 in Seymour, IN

Quiltmaker's educational background:

grade school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Pentecost, Belmont and Seymour

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

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

Dewar, Elbert

Number of children:

6

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Indiana State Museum