QUILT INDEX RECORD

5-2-74

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:

1993.121 (77-49-23)

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

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

Believed to be made by Lura Eyestone's mother. Donated to ISU Museum.

Date owner signed the form:

1977

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Eight-pointed Star

Date estimated by IQRP:

ca. 1890

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1876-1900

Length:

89

Width:

75

Block size:

8" x 8"

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

9

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Block style (top):

Same block throughout

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:

30 stars

Fabric; fibers:

Silk

Fabric print:

Solid/plain; Multiple scrap

Predominant colors (top):

Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilted in pieced diamonds, triple parallel lines in plain green squares.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

matches color of patches

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the quilt setting:

Stars are not set in square blocks but are sewn together with plain squares connecting them

Describe the borders:

Narrow pink border, mitered, handsewn.

Binding and edge treatment:

Straight grain; Ribbon

Describe the binding:

green silk ribbon

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Silk

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?)

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Description of the back:

glazed cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; color:

Cream

Condition:

Fair/worn

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Tears or holes

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Silks disintegrating along center fold line, some losses and edge wear.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum