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:

289

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?

Received as a gift

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Madison Art Center, Madison, Wisconsin

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Floral Applique

How wide is the quilt?

70 inches

How long is the quilt?

92 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Gold; Green; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1950-1975

Family/owner's date for quilt:

C:1960

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

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

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

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?

Commercial; Hand sewn; Separate binding applied

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

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

This appears to be a kit quilt. The only photo we have does not show enough detail to be able to identify the kit and/or maker.

Quilt top made by:

Rothwell, Alice Hoffman

Quilted by:

Rothwell, Alice Hoffman

Where the quilt was made, city:

Marietta

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

The quilt owner received from her grandmother upon her marriage.

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

The owner writes, "I believe this is the last 'best' quilt that Aunt Alice made up. It is the only one that was not used for years."

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation; Wedding

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: Kit

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

Kit

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Genealogy information available at ancestry.com and findagrave.com

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Hoffman

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

08-20-1888

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1934

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

12-02-1974

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Congregationalist

Quiltmaker's city:

Marietta

Quiltmaker's state:

Ohio (OH)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Hoffman, Albert Andrew

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Hoffman, Ida Marie Rood

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

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

Rothwell, Thomas Ezra

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

clerk

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts