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QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1136

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:

235

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

great granddaughter of quilt maker

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:

Bauman, Carolyn

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Country Inn, Pewaukee, Wisconsin

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Pieced Wedding Ring

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Wedding Ring, Single Wedding Ring

Brackman # or other source & #:

1806a

How wide is the quilt?

65.5 in.

How long is the quilt?

83.5 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown; Cream; Pink; Red

Antique colors:

Cadet Blue; Indigo Blue; Turkey Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Discoloration or dyes ran; Disintegration of fabric; Fading; Other

Describe the damage:

Backing is worn in a few places.

Repairs:

Cut down to smaller size

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Outer sashing may have been cut down and the edge restitched.

Time period:

1876-1900

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

c.1880s

Who estimated the quilt's date?

documentation staff

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

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

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Sashing width:

3 in.

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:

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

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

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?

Brown; Cream; Red

Describe the back:

Print

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Thread type used for the quilting:

wool yarn

Color of thread used in the quilting:

red

Describe the quilting designs used:

Tied in a grid across the quilt.

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

The red yarn ties bled a little onto the quilt.

Quilt top made by:

Jacobs, Wilhelmine Augusta Lieder Zimmerman

Quilted by:

Jacobs, Wilhelmine Augusta Lieder Zimmerman

Where the quilt was made, city:

Ripon

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

The quilt owner received the quilt from her mother.

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; 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:

Gravestone and information at: http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95462140

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Lieder

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10-15-1856

Quiltmaker's birthplace, province:

Posen Schniedemuhl

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Germany

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

05-08-1939

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Lieder, Karl Ferdinand

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Germany

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Rutz, Caroline

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Germany

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

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

German

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

laborer, farmer

Number of children:

7

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

The quilt maker was married twice, and widowed both times.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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Cite this Quilt

Jacobs, Wilhelmine Augusta Lieder Zimmerma. Pieced Wedding Ring. 1876-1900. From Wisconsin Quilt History Project, Wisconsin Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=15-11-1136. Accessed: 03/29/24