QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1046

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:

A1112

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great granddaughter-in-law of quilt maker

When was the form filled out?

06-20-2015

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:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Owner's name for quilt:

Dutchman's Puzzle

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Wild Goose Chase

Brackman # or other source & #:

1339a

How wide is the quilt?

69 in.

How long is the quilt?

78.25 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown; Lavender; Pink; White; Yellow

Antique colors:

Double Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran; Stains

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

21 pieced blocks, 21 plain blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

10 x 10 in.

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Single light gray outer border measures 4-4.5 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:

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

How is the binding made?

Unfinished/raw edge

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Quilt top made by:

Squier, Lodosea Amaretta Mitchell

Where the quilt was made, city:

Marinette (Harmony) Area

Where the quilt was made, county:

Marinette

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:

Source's husband (Squier, Dale) inherited the quilt from the quilt maker his great-grandmother.

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Mitchell

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

09-21-1855

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Des Moines/Polk County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Iowa

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

01-24-1939 Marinette/Marinette County, Wisconsin

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Marinette

Quiltmaker's city:

Marinette (Harmony) Area

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Mitchell, Robert F.

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

United States

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Brown, Polly

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1 (Viola May)

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1 (John William)

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Mrs. Squier and her husband lived with their family in Delphi/Carroll County, Indiana. In 1911, they moved to Marinette (Harmony) Marinette County, Wisconsin. Their daughter Viola married Yeazle, William A. and their son John married Clark, Althea. Another quilt has been documented in the Quilt Index under her name at A1111.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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