QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1120

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:

246

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?

Inherited

Interviewer:

Johnson, Elrid

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Country Inn-Pewaukee/Waukesha County

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Floral Applique Wreath

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Centennial Wreath, President's Wreath

Brackman # or other source & #:

2.73 var.

How wide is the quilt?

84.75 in.

How long is the quilt?

86.5 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Orange; Red; White

Antique colors:

Turkey Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Wear to edge or binding

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1800's

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

c. 1860

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Sylvia Adair, quilt documentation chair

Further information concerning dates:

The two-step green fabric, turkey red fabric, pattern, and size of the block are typical of quilts of the 1850s.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

Approx. 24 x 24 in.

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

The 6 in. wide outer border has an appliqued green trailing vine with red and orange flowers. The narrow red inner border frames the appliqued blocks.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Wool

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

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; Home cut; 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?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Floral; Wreaths

Describe the quilting designs used:

The seams where the blocks were joined have shadow outline quilting and feathering. A feathered floral wreath with concentric circles in the center is quilted where the corners of the appliqued blocks meet. Diagonal double parallel lines are quilted over the appliqued motifs and fill in the background. Stitching is described as small size and even.

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

The quilt was bound with a red solid/plain cotton separate binding.

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

The owner's mother gave her the quilt. The quilt maker may have been the owner's great-grandmother. It is unknown who made the quilt.

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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