QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Wisconsin Quilt History Project

Who documented this quilt?

Wisconsin Quilt History Project

Wisconsin Quilt History Project Number:

A685

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great granddaughter of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

03-03-2012

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Other

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Source person (Judith Cusick) is the sister of the owner.

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Trip Around the World

How wide is the quilt?

80 in.

How long is the quilt?

90 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Gold; Green; Lavender; Orange; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Fading

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt started?

Before her death in 1934

Family/owner's date for quilt:

early 1930s

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

c.1930

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Carol Butzke, AQS Certified Quilt Appraiser

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of quilt blocks:

over 100

Size of quilt blocks:

Small squares are 1.5 in. x 1.5 in.

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

5.5 in. at widest point, solid blue

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Multiple scrap; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Pink; White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

9.75 in., 34.75 in., 35 in.

Describe the back:

Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Hand sewn

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7 spi

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6 spi

Width between quilting lines:

1.25 in.

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

chevron

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Center square of quilt has been specially cut to center a flower in that block. The center pieced "trip" has been hand appliqued to the background.

Quilt top made by:

Bonneville, Katherine Phelps Fitze

Quilted by:

Bonneville, Katherine Phelps Fitze

Where the quilt was made, city:

Coeur d'Alene

Where the quilt was made, state:

Idaho (ID)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Katherine Pagel Weaver, current owner of the quilt, received it from Clara E. Bonneville Pagel, daughter of the quilt maker, Katherine P. Bonneville. Since Katherine died in 1934, it was made shortly before her death. Possibly it was made from a kit.

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Other

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

May have been a quilt

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Public domain

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Printout with photograph of quiltmaker and her family c. 1905, plus brief history of family. Printout written by quilt owner with information about quilt's history. Both of these items are filed with the documentation form.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Fitze

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1861

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Wayne County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Pennsylvania

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1934

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Lumber camp cook

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

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

logger

Number of children:

7 (3 others died as children)

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Katherine Phelps Fitze was born in 1861 in Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, and maried Franics X. Bonneville (born in 1856 in New York) in June, 1879 in Westboro, Taylor County, Wisconsin. he owned two stands of timber, one on Harpers Lake near Rib Lake and the other one located three miles closer to Westboro. He logged in the winter while Katherine did the cooking for the lumber camps. They had ten children, seven of which lived to adulthood: Mary E., b.1884; Clara E., b.1885 (grandmother of present owner); Charles F., b.1887; John F., b.1888; William H., b.1891; Lawrence R., b.1894; Anna M., b.1896. Katherine and Francis lived in Westboro, WI until about 1905, when they moved to Couer d'Alene, ID, as the timber stands thinned in the Midwest. Katherine (Kate) lived in Coeru d'Alene until her death in August, 1934. She died in La Crosse, WI, while visiting her son Charles.

Who photographed this quilt?

Tammy Dineen

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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