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:

241

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great-granddaughter of quilt maker

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:

Johnson, Elrid

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Country Inn-Pewaukee/Waukesha County

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Monkey Wrench, Churn Dash, Puss in the Corner

Brackman # or other source & #:

1646

How wide is the quilt?

70 in.

How long is the quilt?

83 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Date; Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"LR 1940"

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1940

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1940

Further information concerning dates:

Mrs. Romoser was about 70 years of age when the quilt was made in 1940.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by inner and outer sashing (sashing surrounds all sides of all blocks); Separated by pieced pattern sashing; Other

Describe the quilt setting:

Lattice is constructed with rectangles and squares. The squares are not cornerstones.

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Outer green border measures 2 in wide, and inner pink border measures 1.5 in. wide.

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:

Solid/plain

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Pink

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; 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; Home cut; Machine sewn; Separate binding applied

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

The patches are shadow outline quilted. A floral motif is quilted in the lighter pink blocks. The stitching is described as small size and even.

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

The batting may be a flannel sheet. Sashing is very unusual, with large green squares centered under the blocks and pink rectangles separating the squares.

Quilt top made by:

Romoser, Lydia Yahr

Quilted by:

Romoser, Lydia Yahr

Where the quilt was made, city:

Milwaukee

Where the quilt was made, county:

Milwaukee

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:

The owner inherited the quilt from her mother. Her great-grandmother Mrs. Romoser made the quilt for her granddaughter.

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern

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

Published material

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Yahr

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

03-14-1870

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Ozaukee County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Wisconsin

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

06-18-1888

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

04-01-1958

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

German Methodist Church

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Milwaukee

Quiltmaker's city:

Milwaukee

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Romoser, John Frederick

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

Methodist minister

Number of children:

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Mrs. Romoser's parents were from Ohio. She has quilts documented in the Quilt Index at #241 & #242.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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