QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-203

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Wisconsin Quilt History Project

Who documented this quilt?

Wisconsin Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Wisconsin Quilt History Project Number:

A184

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

11-16-2003

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

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

Inherited

Interviewer:

Debra Cole

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Milwaukee Art Museum

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Crazy

How wide is the quilt?

69 inches

How long is the quilt?

86.5 inches

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Other

Time period:

1950-1975

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

10.5 in. X 8 in. to 9.5 in. X 11 in.

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Multiple scrap; Plaid; Print; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Foundation Piecing; Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton; Other

Description of the back:

sacking or loose weave

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Describe the quilt filling:

Looks to be foundation pieced with burlap bags at edges, old blankets in spots, denim and other cottons. Some spots had no batting.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

3 spi

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Quilting design was random straight lines that were uneven.

Quilt top made by:

Toliver, Lovenia

Quilted by:

Toliver, Lovenia

Where the quilt was made, state:

Mississippi (MS)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Owner inherited the quilt after the death of her grandfather (son of quiltmaker).

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Crazy Quilt

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

African American

Quiltmaker's occupation:

housewife

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's state:

Mississippi (MS)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

farmer

Number of children:

one

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

one

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts