QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-228

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:

A228

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great-granddaughter

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:

Susan Smith

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Milwaukee Art Museum

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Grandmother's Fan, Thousand Pyramids

Brackman # or other source & #:

3305

How wide is the quilt?

69 in.

How long is the quilt?

75 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Sewn to foundation of grain or flour sacks. Source of cover fabrics is silk ties. Expensive old silks have iron salts which eventually break down the fabric.

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1920's

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

6 in. x 6 in.

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

2

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Feedsack; Other

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Silk

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Foundation Piecing

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Fans

Quilted by:

Carlson, ?

Where the quilt was made, city:

Bridgeport

Where the quilt was made, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilt was made for the wedding of the quiltmaker's daughter, the grandmother of the owner, and passed down to the owner by her mother.

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

Where did the maker get their materials?

Other

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

silk ties

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

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:

Swedish

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife and mother

Quiltmaker's city:

Bridgeport

Quiltmaker's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Swedish

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Swedish

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

Carlson, Carl

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

House painter

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Quilt maker had an interest in Williamsburg, VA.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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