QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-165

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:

IQRPC-13

Alternate inventory control number:

C-13

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

6-8-1988

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Presentation or award

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Sunburst variation

Brackman # or other source & #:

3469

How wide is the quilt?

67.25 inches

How long is the quilt?

86.25 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Before 1882

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

Six

Size of quilt blocks:

18.75 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares; Separated by plain sashing

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

One

Describe the borders:

Appliqued border on two sides.

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

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

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:

9-10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid square

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Describe the quilting designs used:

Circles over pieced blocks.

Quilt top made by:

Whittington, Mrs. R.L.

Quilted by:

Whittington, Mrs. R.L.

Where the quilt was made, state:

Indiana (IN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Presentation/award

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Quilt was brought from Indiana in a covered wagon in 1882. Presented tothe museum by the grandson.

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 state:

Indiana (IN)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States