QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1132

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:

290

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

Interviewer:

Seidler, Ellen

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:

Dove in the Window

Brackman # or other source & #:

415.21

How wide is the quilt?

25.25 inches

How long is the quilt?

28 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Brown; Cream; White

Antique colors:

Chocolate Brown or Hershey Brown; Madder Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

C:1922

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

c. 1890

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Sylvia Adair, quilt documentation chair

Further information concerning dates:

Dated from the fabrics.

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

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:

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

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

shirting prints

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

no

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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

Very little information about this quilt was collected at the documentation.

Quilt top made by:

Morter, Eleanora Summers

Quilted by:

Morter, Eleanora Summers

Where the quilt was made, city:

Lodi

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

The quilt was a gift for owners doll cradle. It may have been given to her in 1922, but it was probably made much earlier.

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

The quilt was made to be used for:

Doll quilt/toy

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

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

Public domain

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

Findagrave.com

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Summers

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1856

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1935

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Summers, William

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Summers, Isabella Murray

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

England

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

English

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

Farmer

Number of children:

2

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

The quilt maker's husband, John Morter, was a Civil War veteran, and served in Company I, 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry. The couple had two children, one who died at birth and the second (a boy named Tommy) who died at age 6 of scarlet fever.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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