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:

287

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

04-15-1989

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:

Bringe, Joyce

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Madison Art Center, Madison, Wisconsin

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Square Handled Basket

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Baskets

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Gold; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Bright or primary colors

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

C:1928

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Baskets

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

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:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

Floral design in alternate blocks resembles a daisy or sunflower.

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

Baskets have square handles. Very little information about this quilt was collected at the documentation.

Quilt top made by:

Jelinski, Alice Wesolowski

Quilted by:

Jelinski, Alice Wesolowski

Where the quilt was made, city:

North Fond du Lac

Where the quilt was made, county:

Fond du Lac

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Inherited it from husbands grandmother

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

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:

Wesolowski

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Wisconsin

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Polish

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Wesolowski

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Polish

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

Jelinski, Adam

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

Soo Railroad

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Another quilt made by Mrs. Jelinski is documented with #288.

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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