QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1065

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:

A1129

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grand daughter of quilt maker

When was the form filled out?

06-20-2015

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Wiconsin Museum of Quilt and Fiber Arts, Cedarburg, WI

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Four Pointed Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Snowball

Brackman # or other source & #:

1246 with variation

How wide is the quilt?

71.5 in.

How long is the quilt?

89 in.

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Scalloped

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy; Gold; Green; Lavender; Orange; Pink; Purple; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Fold marks or creases; Stains; Wear to edge or binding

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Diamonds; Hexagons; Triangles

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

The outside edge scalloping is built with printed fabric icecream cones. The inside of the border, separating the cones, is plain white fabric. The border is machine pieced.

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; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

The four pointed stars are arranged side by side, made from two plain and two print fabrics. Between each row of stars are white hexagons.

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Width of pieces on the back:

71.5 in.

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; 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?

Bias grain; Commercial; Hand sewn; Machine sewn; Separate binding applied

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6 spi.

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6 spi.

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Wreaths

Describe the quilting designs used:

On the border, the ice cream cones are outlined with a triangle inside; the white triangle shapes along the inside edge have half circles around the inside edge. The center patterns of the hexagons have a center circle with half circles around the edge making a wreath pattern. The four pointed stars are quilted through the centers of the four pieces of fabric.

Quilt top made by:

Kaufmann, Louisa Margaretta

Quilted by:

Kaufmann, Louisa Margaretta

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Hahn, Eva Barbara (her mother who may have helped)

Where the quilt was made, city:

Victor

Where the quilt was made, county:

Iowa

Where the quilt was made, state:

Iowa (IA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

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

Owners of the quilt: Joyce Krueger nee Kaufmann, Kathleen Briggs, Adeline Briggs nee Durr, Clara Durr nee Hahn, made by Louisa Margaretta Kaufman nee Hahn (daughter of Eva Barbara Hahn who was Joyce and Kathleen's great grandmother).

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Unknown

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

The owner does not know where the original quilting designs came from, but she does have many cardboard quilting design patterns that belonged to Eva Barbara Hahn and Louisa Kaufmann.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Hahn

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

06-18-1894

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Victor

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Iowa

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

02-27-1917

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

12-26-1958

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grammar School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Home maker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Iowa

Quiltmaker's city:

Victor

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Hahn, George Carl

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Victor, Iowa

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Hahn, Eva Barbara Gunderman (01-24-1872 - 06-10-1947)

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Kolmschneidbuch, Bavaria, Germany

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

German

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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