QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1071

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:

205

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

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:

Jean Barber

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Pewaukee

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Postage Stamp

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

7 Patch

How wide is the quilt?

61 Inches

How long is the quilt?

77 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Cream; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Fold marks or creases; Wear to edge or binding

Describe the damage:

Faded

Time period:

1876-1900

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

C:1880

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Documentors

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

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:

One

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

One

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:

Multiple scrap; Plaid; Print; Striped

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream; Pink

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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

Describe the quilting designs used:

Random circles

Quilt top made by:

Martin, Granny

Quilted by:

Martin, Granny

Where the quilt was made, city:

Waunakee

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Quilt was between the springs and mattress of a twin bed given to the owners in 1938 from the owner's 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?

Old clothes; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Waukesha

Quilt owner's county:

Waukesha

Quilt owner's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

New York

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's city:

Waunakee

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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