QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-997

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:

A342

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

great niece

When was the form filled out?

10-08-2005

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:

Cole, Debbie

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Hoard Historical Museum

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Ladder of Success

Brackman # or other source & #:

477C

How wide is the quilt?

65.5 in

How long is the quilt?

85.75 in

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Brown; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Type of inscription:

Date; Other

Describe the type of inscription:

Name

What is inscribed on the quilt?

M. Craig. 1903.

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1903

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

1903

Describe the quilt's layout:

Strip

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Strippy or vertical bands (in vertical rows separated by plain vertical bars)

Sashing width:

4 in

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Multiple scrap; Print; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Width between quilting lines:

1 in

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

diagonal parallel lines

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

size of rectangle "blocks" are 2.5 in x 3.5 in

Quilt top made by:

Craig, Matilda Wolf

Quilted by:

Craig, Matilda Wolf

Where the quilt was made, city:

Fort Atkinson

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Received quilt from grandmother, Mary Wolf Craig

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

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

Public domain

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Wolf

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Wolf, John

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Butz, Sophia

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

Civil Service (possibly)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts