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:

195

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great-granddaughter of the 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:

Hood, N.

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Windmill

Brackman # or other source & #:

1262a

How wide is the quilt?

70.5 in.

How long is the quilt?

72.5 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Damage:

Tears or holes; Other

Describe the damage:

Used, damaged, batting is visible

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1885

Further information concerning dates:

Mrs. Whitney was approximately 64 years of age when the quilt was made.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

110 pieced windmill blocks, 4 pieced 9-patch blocks

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

A triple border with pieced 9-patch set-in corner blocks. Inner and outer green solid/plain borders with white solid/plain border in between.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Silk; Wool

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth; Satin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

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:

Grid/crosshatch; Grid diamond; Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

All patches in the pieced blocks are shadow outline quilted. Every white solid/plain block has a quilted floral motif with 8 round petals in the center. Grid/crosshatch hanging diamonds fill in the borders. The stitches are small size.

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

Interviewer evaluated handwork as excellent.

Quilt top made by:

Whitney, Jane Rogers

Quilted by:

Whitney, Jane Rogers

Where the quilt was made, city:

Stevens Point

Where the quilt was made, county:

Portage

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Great-granddaughter inherited quilt through her mother.

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?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Rogers

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1821

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Whitney/Northumberland

Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:

New Brunswick

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Canada

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

abt. 1840

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1889

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

First Baptist

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Portage

Quiltmaker's city:

Stevens Point

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Rogers, Anthony

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Rogers, Hannah

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

Whitney Sr., George W.

Number of children:

9

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Mrs. Whitney's parents lived in New Brunswick, Canada. Two of her children died at the ages of 12 and 16 from small pox. Another quilt has been documented in the Quilt Index under her name at #194, #196 & #197. Her daughter (West, Emma Grace Whitney) has quilts documented in the Quilt Index at #198 & #199.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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