QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1105

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Wisconsin Quilt History Project

Who documented this quilt?

Wisconsin Quilt History Project

Alternate inventory control number:

130

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

10-15-1988

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:

Slattery, June

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Cedarburg Cultural Center

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Double Irish Chain

How wide is the quilt?

75 in

How long is the quilt?

93 in

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Pink; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1926 -1929

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Other

Describe the quilt filling:

may be a flannel sheet

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilt top made by:

Schmidt, Olive

Quilted by:

Schmidt, Olive

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Schmidt, Emilie; Schmidt, Elsie; Dammerow, Emma

Where the quilt was made, city:

Grafton

Where the quilt was made, county:

Ozaukee

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:

The quilt was inherited from the owner's great aunt.

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Krueger

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1901

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1988

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Krueger, John

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Krueger, Louisa

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

farmer

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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