QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-698

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:

IQRPH-76

Alternate inventory control number:

H-76

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

6-18-1988

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

74 inches

How long is the quilt?

74 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Gold; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1860-1890

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

Sixteen

Size of quilt blocks:

15 inches square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

Number of borders:

One

Describe the borders:

Applique vines and leaves.

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:

Machine 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:

Six

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo

Describe the quilting designs used:

Heart shape designs

Quilt top made by:

Schultz, Wilhemina

Quilted by:

Schultz, Wilhemina

Where the quilt was made, city:

Newhall

Where the quilt was made, county:

Benton

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Wilhemina was botrn in Germany in 1857 and came to the U.S. to first settle in Pennsylvania and then in Iowa in 1867. She married in 1880 and had 5 children.

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 birth date:

1857

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Germany

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1942

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Benton

Quiltmaker's city:

Newhall

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Farmer

Number of children:

Five