QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1072

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:

207

Person filling out this form is:

Daughter of quiltmaker; Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

04-08-89

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quiltmaker; Quilt owner

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Quilted or tied the top

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

Interviewer:

Wuhrmann, K.

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Country Inn, Pewaukee, Wisconsin

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Golden Age Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

92 in.

How long is the quilt?

105 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Signature

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1987

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Time period:

Timespan

When was the quilt started?

1937

When was the quilt finished?

1987

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Inner border is solid cream. Outer border is wider, and is solid green.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

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

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

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

no

Describe the back:

Print

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Feathered circles are quilted in the center of each green square.

Quilted by:

Herche, Janice; Herche, Janice

Where the quilt was made, city:

Waukesha

Where the quilt was made, county:

Waukesha

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

This was the only quilt Mrs. Lounsburg ever made. She gave the top to her daughter Janice Herche, who hand quilted it in 1987.

Where did the maker get their materials?

Old clothes; Sewing scraps

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

Public domain

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

The quilt was made from baby clothes, scraps, step-grandmother's clothes, and scraps or old clothes from 7 aunts.

Contests entered:

Sun Prairie Quilt Show, 1988. Won second place.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Mittelstaedt

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Electrician--A. O. Smith

Number of children:

3

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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