QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-300

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:

A985

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

06-23-2013

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

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Whole cloth doll quilt

How wide is the quilt?

19 in.

How long is the quilt?

23.25 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Brown; Pink; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Open seams; Stains; Other

Describe the damage:

Paint

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Circa 1880

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Carol Butzke,AQS Certified Appraiser

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Size of quilt blocks:

19 in. x 23.25 in.

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:

Geometric; Printed patchwork

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?

Red

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Width of pieces on the back:

19 in. x 23.25 in.

Describe the back:

Print; Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn

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

half inch - one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

Three sides measure 1 1/8 in., 3/4 in. and 1/2 in. The fourth side is selvedges sewn together.

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Black

Width between quilting lines:

2.5 in. to 4.75 in.

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

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

Preprinted patchwork is of a log cabin block.

Quilt top made by:

Simonsen, Anna Umbreit

Quilted by:

Simonsen, Anna Umbreit

Where the quilt was made, city:

Beaver Dam or Green Lake

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

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:

What I recall about this doll quilt is based on memories of conversations with my mom as a little girl. I believe she indicated it was made by my great-grandmother, Anna Umbreit Simonsen. I used it for my doll cradle for years as a child.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Doll quilt/toy

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Umbreit

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

02-02-1865

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Randolph

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

03-18-1930

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Evangelical church now known as United Methodists

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Umbreit, Traugett

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Wolfis, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Germany

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Blochwitz, Catherine

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Zweibruchen, Rheinpfaltz, So. Germany

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

Danish

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity; Pleasure

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

The quiltmaker is the daughter of Catherine Blockwitz Umbreit whose Circuit Rider quilt is in the Wisconsin Quilts Stories and Stitches book. The quiltmaker's father was a Circuit Rider.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts