QUILT HISTORY STORIES
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
Illinois State Fair
Textile Department Winners
(1853 and 1854)
Susan Wildemuth, Atkinson, IL
1853 Springfield, Illinois October 11-14, 1853
1854 Springfield, Illinois September 12-15, 1854
1853
Illinois State Fair
October 11-14, 1853
(1st Annual Fair and Cattle Show)
Sponsored by Illinois State Agricultural Society
Springfield, Illinois
PREMIUMS AWARDED
MISCELLANEOUS.
(This is an edited list of Miscellaneous Items, limited to the textile items)
Miss Ellen Smith, McLean, lot jeans — first premium, $3.
Miss H. L. Langston, Sangamon, lot jeans — second premium, $1.
Mrs. P. Talbot, Sangamon, socks — first premium, $2.
Miss Anna L. Holmes, Morgan, socks — second premium, $2.
Mrs. D. Colburn, Sangamon, socks — third premium, $1.
E. S. Cox, Sangamon, water rotted hemp — premium, $5.
Mrs. R. Clark, Menard, silk socks, &c. — premium, $2.
Miss M. A. Parsons, McLean, one fancy work stand— premium, $2.
H. M. Armstrong & Co., Sangamon, one pair blankets — diploma.
H. M. Armstrong & Co., Sangamon, three pieces satinet — diploma.
H. M. Armstrong & Co., Sangamon, kit tweeds — diploma.
H. M. Armstrong &. Co., Sangamon, lot knitting yarn — diploma.
Miss C. L. Woodbury, Sangamon, best silk embroidery — premium, $3.
Miss C. L. Woodbury, Sangamon, cravat — premium, $2.
Miss E. M. Merryman, Sangamon, embroidered cushion — premium, $3.
Miss E. M. Merryman, Sangamon, best worsted work — premium, $3.
Miss H. W. Dean, Sangamon, second best worsted work — premium, $3.
Miss E. M. Merryman, Sangamon, ottoman cover — premium, $3.
Miss Law, Macoupin, lot worsted work — premium, $3.
Mr. J. H. Currier, Sangamon, best articles of needle work— diploma and $3.
Mrs. J. H. Currier, Sangamon, best collar, &c. — premium, $3.
E. M. Mallory, St. Clair, lot of regalia — diploma and $5.
Mrs. Lowry, Sangamon, crochet baskets — premium, $2.
Mrs. Wm. Stadden, Sangamon, design needle work – premium, $2
Mrs. John Todd, Sangamon, bed quilt, box work — premium, S3.
Miss M. J. Constant, Sangamon, piano stool cover — premium, S2.
The Blind Children at Jacksonville Institution, worsted and bead work —
diploma and $5.
Mrs. Converse. Sangamon, woolen quilt — premium, $2.
Mrs. Converse, Sangamon, woolen quilt — premium, $1.
Ellen Smith, McLean, silk quilt — first premium, diploma.
Mrs. Price, Morgan, silk quilt — second premium, $4.
Mrs. H. H. Jackson, Logan, calico quilt — first premium, $3.
Mrs. Price, Morgan, worsted quilt — premium, $2.
Miss Ann Miller, Sangamon, calico quilt — second premium, $2.
Miss M. J. Kyle, Sangamon, calico quilt — third premium, $1.
Miss Eastman, Sangamon, white worked quilt — premium, $2.
E.R.Wiley, Sangamon, a suit of gentlemen’s clothing — premium, $10.
E. R.Wiley, Sangamon, a suit of boy's clothing — premium, $3.
J. H. Adams, Sangamon. two hats — premium, $5.
G. L. Laage, Adams, one case hats — premium, $5.
1854
Illinois State Fair
September 12-15, 1854
Sponsored by Illinois State Agricultural Society
Springfield, Illinois
PREMIUMS AWARDED
HOUSEHOLD FABRICS.
Best double carpet coverlet
Mrs. L. Holland, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $3.
Best pair of cotton wove stockings
Mrs. J. W. Priest, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $2.
Best pair of linen wove stockings
Mrs. J. H. Currier, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $2.
Best ten yards of jeans
Susan Reed, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $4.
Best pair of woolen blankets
Mrs. H. Converse, Sangamon county — premium, $4.
Second best, Mrs. P. Tolbert, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $1.
Best ten yards flannel
Mrs. J. W. Priest, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $4.
Best woolen carpet, fifteen yards
Mrs. Colby, Petersburg, Menard county — premium, $4.
Best rag carpet, fifteen yards
Mrs. George Williams, Christian county — premium, $4.
Second best .carpet
Mrs. William Boyd, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $1.
Best pair of woolen knit stockings or socks
Mrs. P. Tolbert, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $2.
Second best, Mrs. Sarah B. Withers, Bloomington, McLean county — premium, $1.
Best pair of linen knit stockings
Mrs. Mary Priest, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $1.
Best pair of cotton knit stockings
Mrs. L. M. Currier, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $2.
Best pair of woolen fringe mittens
Mrs. Deborah Colburn, Lick Creek, Sangamon county — premium, $2.
Best netting or fringe work
Mrs. E. K. Colton, Postville, Logan county — premium, $2.
Best worsted knit stockings
Mrs. William Brown, Jacksonville, Morgan county — premium, $2.
Best yarn stockings
Mrs. J. W. Priest, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, 82.
Best woolen shawl
Mrs. M. H. Allen, Springfield, Sangamon county— premium, $2.
Best hemp cordage
E. S. Cox, Springfield, Sangamon county — diploma.
Best hosiery,
Mrs. G. M. Chambers, Jacksonville, Morgan county — diploma
NEEDLE, SHELL AND WAX WORK.
(This section is edited to contain only textile items)
Best evidence of taste and skill in plain needle work,
Mrs. M. M. Vandusen, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $5.
Best made plain fine shirt
Miss J. Silvestire, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $2.
Best made plain white shirt, by girls under fourteen
Miss Laura Hough, ten years old, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $3.
Best plain domestic worsted quilt or spread
Mrs. W. W. Warren, Jacksonville, Morgan county — premium, $5.
Best white domestic counterpaine
Miss E. Hay, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $5.
Best white domestic knotted counterpaine
Margaret L. Gatts, -Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $5.
Best calico quilt, patchwork or otherwise
Mrs. F. Bone, Petersburg, Menard county — premium, $5.
Best silk quilt
Mrs. S. B. Withers, Bloomington, McLean county — premium, $5.
Best needle worked collar and handkerchief
Mrs. J. C. Currier, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $2.
Best needle worked veil
Mrs. I. S. Britton, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $2.
Best needle worked dress for child
Miss Mary Winsor, Bloomington, McLean county — premium, $2.
Best evidence of taste and skill in worsted embroidery
Miss Anna M. Sym, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $3.
Best ottoman cover, worsted embroidery
Miss Eva Hurst, Jacksonville, Morgan county — premium, $2.
Best chair cushion and back
Mrs. C. R. Post, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $2.
Best pair lamp stand mats
Miss Virginia Stevenson, Jacksonville, Morgan county — premium, S2.
Best pair of slippers
Miss M. E. Lowry, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $2.
Best evidence of taste and skill in silk embroidery
Mrs. C. M. Smith, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $3.
Best mantilla
Mrs. A. Starne, Sangamon county — premium, $2.
Best handkerchief case, toilet cushion or portfolio
Miss Jaue L. Seely, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $1.
Best silk bonnet
Mrs. Emily Miller, Griggsville, Pike county — premium, $5.
DISCRETIONARY PREMIUMS
(This section is edited to contain only textile items.)
Cotton batting, twine, etc.
Parmenter & Huggins, Bunker Hill, Macoupin county — diploma.
Embroidered dress robe
Mrs. A. Woempner, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $2.
Knit slippers
Mrs. E. Lowry, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $2.
Satin vest
Miss Jane Boyd, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $2.
Crochet bed robe
Mrs. A. Woempner, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $5.
Sleigh riding hood
Miss Frances Wiley, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $3.
Single coverlet
Mrs. Mary H. Allen, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $4.
Bosom
Mrs. J.C. Currier, Springfield, Sangamon County— premium, $3.
Mantilla
Miss Libby McClure, under fourteen, Jacksonville, Morgan County— premium, $2.
Silk purse
Mrs. I. S. Britton, Springfield, Sangamon county — premium, $3.
Woolen knit socks for children
Miss Hetty Israel, Jacksonville, Morgan county — premium, $2.
Exquisite white knit quilt
inmates of blind asylum, Jacksonville, Morgan county — premium, $5.
Elegant bead work and mats
inmates blind asylum, Jacksonville, Morgan county — premium, $5.
Source: Illinois State Agricultural Society. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. Springfield: Illinois State Agricultural Society (1853-1854) 1855 (Volume I).
Transcription by Susan Wildemuth – Atkinson, Illinois
Special Note: Thank you to Jane at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield, Illinois for pointing me in a direction.
