QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1121

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:

247

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Quilt collector

When was the form filled out?

04-08-1989

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt collector; Quilt owner

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

Purchased the quilt

Interviewer:

Michaels, Lorraine

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Country Inn-Pewaukee/Waukesha County

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Double Nine-Patch

Brackman # or other source & #:

1601d

How wide is the quilt?

74 in.

How long is the quilt?

82 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Pink; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric; Fading

Type of inscription:

Initials

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1885

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

Approx 11.5 x 11.5 in.

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by inner only sashing (no sashing along outer edge of outer blocks)

Sashing width:

4 in.

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

The 4 in wide border at the top and bottom of the quilt is made from a Merrimac pink print.

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; Floral; Multiple scrap; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Pink; White

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 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:

All-over-design; Patches outlined/in the ditch; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

The entire quilt has hand quilted single parallel lines in an all over design. The square patches used to make the Double Nine-patch blocks are outline quilted in the ditch. The stitching is described as medium and uneven.

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

The quilt has embroidered initials but no date. Documentation staff did not write down what the initials were. The fabric used for the back is a Merrimac pink on white print. Overall the hand work is described as utilitarian.

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

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

The quilt was purchased in Wauwatosa/Milwaukee County Wisconsin, about 1969 from a woman who was selling the possessions of her deceased mother. The quilt was used by the owner's children on their beds at home and at college.

Quilt is presently used as:

Other collection

Describe present uses of the quilt:

Personal Collection

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Traditional pattern variation

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

Public domain

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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