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:

193

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter of quilt maker

When was the form filled out?

04-08-1989

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:

Motl, Chris

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Country Inn-Pewaukee/Waukesha County, Wisconsin

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Homespun by Mountain Mist

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Single Irish Chain variation

Brackman # or other source & #:

2023

How wide is the quilt?

85 in.

How long is the quilt?

85 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding; Other

Describe the damage:

Batting is visible.

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1920's

Further information concerning dates:

Mrs. Ehlhardt was in her 40's when the quilt was made.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Triple border; inner white solid/plain measures 3 in. wide, middle blue solid/plain measures 1 in. wide and outer white solid/plain measures 2 in. wide.

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:

Dotted; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton; Other

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Home cut; Separate binding applied

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Grid/crosshatch; Grid diamond; Patches outlined/in the ditch; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Diagonal crossed single parallel lines form diamond and triangular shapes all over the top. Individual patches are outlined in the ditch following the design of the top. Areas therefore have grid/crosshatch squares.

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

Pieced quilt made from squares and rectangles in the single Irish Chain pattern with the pieced counterpane pattern.

Quilt top made by:

Ehlhardt, Amelia Ortloff

Quilted by:

Ehlhardt, Amelia Ortloff

Where the quilt was made, city:

Milwaukee

Where the quilt was made, county:

Milwaukee

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:

Quilt owner inherited the quilt from her grandmother.

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Traditional pattern variation

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Ortloff

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1877

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Milwaukee/Milwaukee County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Wisconsin

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Milliner

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's county:

Milwaukee

Quiltmaker's city:

Whitefish Bay

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Ortloff

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

Ehlhardt, Louis

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

Mail Carrier

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Amelia Ehlhardt was a prolific seamstress and milliner. She would go to Chapman's department store, see the expensive clothes and then go home to make copies for her daughter. Another quilt is documented in the Quilt Index under her name at #192.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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