QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1108

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:

216

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Quiltmaker; Quilt owner; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter of quilt maker

When was the form filled out?

04-08-1989

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quiltmaker; Quilt owner

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

Bound the quilt; Marked the quilt top for quilting; Quilted or tied the top

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

Inherited; Made the quilt

Interviewer:

Johnson, Elrid

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Country Inn-Pewaukee/Waukesha County

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Pork and Beans

Owner's name for quilt:

Pork and Beans

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Corn and Beans

Brackman # or other source & #:

1206a

How wide is the quilt?

67 in.

How long is the quilt?

78 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Pink; Red

Antique colors:

Turkey Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

Timespan

When was the quilt started?

1900

When was the quilt finished?

abt 1940

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1900 and 1940

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

24 whole, 16 half

Size of quilt blocks:

Approx 11.5 x 11.5 in.

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

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; Conversation Prints; Dotted; Floral; Multiple scrap; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Large scale print

What color is the back of the quilt?

Green; Pink

Describe the back:

Print; Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Hand sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5 spi

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Double parallel lines; Grid/crosshatch; Grid square

Describe the quilting designs used:

Quality of stitching is described good utilitarian with medium size, even stitches.

Quilt top made by:

Lean, Hannah Burton

Quilted by:

Pierce, Clara Howell

Where the quilt was made, city:

Sullivan Township

Where the quilt was made, county:

Jefferson

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:

Quilt top was passed down through the family to her granddaughter.

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

The quilt maker's granddaughter backed and quilted the top in about 1940.

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?

Sewing scraps

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

Public domain

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Burton

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11-22-1845

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Wisconsin

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

09-12-1914

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Jefferson

Quiltmaker's city:

Sullivan Township

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Burton, William

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

England

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Burton, Elizabeth Hooper

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

England

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English

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

English

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

Farmer and Civil War Veteran

Number of children:

4

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

The personal information in the document is in reference to Mrs. Lean. Her parents were pioneers who had emigrated from Cornwall, England in 1844. Three quilts completed by Clara Howell Pierce have been documented in the Quilt Index at 216, 217 & 218.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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