QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-2061

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

State Historical Society of Iowa

Who documented this quilt?

Iowa Quilt Research Project; Union County Historical Society Collection

Iowa Quilt Research Project Number:

IQRPAA-47

Alternate inventory control number:

AA-47

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

9-9-1988

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

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Crazy Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

68.25 inches

How long is the quilt?

83 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1860-1890

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Number of borders:

None

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Silk; Wool

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Unknown; Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Serge

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Flannel

Description of the back:

Newer backing.

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:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Single parallel lines

Quilt top made by:

Canfield, Mary A. Stahl

Quilted by:

Canfield, Mary

Where the quilt was made, city:

Camden

Where the quilt was made, county:

Hillsdale

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

Made for her hope chest. Donated to Union county Historical Society.

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

For her hope chest.

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 maiden name:

Stahl

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

8-13-1839

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Camden

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Michigan

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

10-25-1855

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

12-28-1921

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scotch

Quiltmaker's educational background:

8th grade

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Dunkard

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's county:

Hillsdale

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Canfield, Alanson C.

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Farmer

Number of children:

4

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

Access and copyright information:

Restricted