QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

204

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?

Received as a gift

Interviewer:

Briggs, Kathleen

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Country Inn, Pewaukee, Wisconsin

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Heart Wreath in Star

How wide is the quilt?

77 in.

How long is the quilt?

77 in.

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Message

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Made by Auntie Brewer's Mother Mrs. Tucker in 1857

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1857

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1857

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Appliqued border 9.5 in. wide, with a rose motif.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Materials used to make the back:

Linen

Describe the back:

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?

Hand sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Describe the quilt filling:

finely carded cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

Quilting motif described as "eye" with olive branch surrounded by scallops.

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Binding is red.

Quilt top made by:

Tucker, Mrs.

Quilted by:

Tucker, Mrs.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Town of Greenfield

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:

Quilt was donated to the museum by Bud Leonard.

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

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

Original to maker

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

Quilting designs are unique to quilt, and may have Masonic origin. Quiltmaker was a member of Eastern Star.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

West Allis Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

West Allis

Quilt owner's county:

Milwaukee

Quilt owner's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Brewer

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Tucker

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts