QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1063

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:

34

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

10-08-1988

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

Interviewer:

Powers, Ruth

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, WI

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Ohio Rose, Rose of Sharon

Brackman # or other source & #:

11.25

How wide is the quilt?

59 in.

How long is the quilt?

87.5 in.

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Scalloped

What color is the quilt?

Green; Pink; White

Antique colors:

Nile Green

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Type of inscription:

Date; Signature; Other

Describe the type of inscription:

Recipient's name

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"Rose Harmon McIntyre to my granddaughter Miriam Eugenie Wright 1848...April 2 - 1931..."

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

04-02-1931

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Embroidery work is cross-stitched.

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

04-02-1931

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

15

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Border is white solid cotton, appliqued with leaf and bud elements from the blocks.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Blanket or flannel

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilt top made by:

McIntyre, Rose Harmon

Quilted by:

McIntyre, Rose Harmon

Where the quilt was made, county:

Sheboygan

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:

The quilt was given to the owner by her mother.

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

The pattern is a variation on the Rose of Sharon pattern.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Materials relating to the maker, Rose Harmon McIntyre, can be found at the State of Wisconsin Historical Society.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Harmon

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1848

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Wisconsin

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1931

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's county:

Sheboygan

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Harmon, Norman

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

United States

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Harmon, Clara

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

United States

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Photographs of maker and family papers are in the collection of the Wisconsin State Historical Society.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts