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:

A1156

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Niece of quiltmaker; Quilt owner; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

Goddaughter of quilt maker

When was the form filled out?

11-14-2015

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?

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Double Wedding Ring

Owner's name for quilt:

Alma's Double Wedding Ring

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Rainbow, Wedding Ring

Brackman # or other source & #:

303

How wide is the quilt?

74.25 in.

How long is the quilt?

91.25 in.

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy; Brown; Coral; Cream; Green; Lavender; Orange; Pink; Purple; Red; Rust; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Fading; Fold marks or creases

Repairs:

Other

Describe the repairs:

Repair to quilting on back

Type of inscription:

Date; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"Alma Weisensel 1935"

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1935

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery; Other

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Green embroidery floss

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1935

Further information concerning dates:

Miss Weisensel finished the quilt for her hope chest in 1935.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Overlapping

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

24 x 24.5 in.

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Other

Describe the quilt setting:

Overlapping

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:

Checked; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Mourning Prints; Multiple scrap; Paisley; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

5

Width of pieces on the back:

33.75, 33.75, 6.5, 6.25 & 6.25 in.

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Hand sewn; Home cut; Separate binding applied

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

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6 spi

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6 spi

Width between quilting lines:

1 to 2 in.

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

yes

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; Grid/crosshatch; Grid diamond; Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Grid diamonds are quilted in the brown melons of the double wedding ring. The center of every brown double wedding ring field has a crosshatch with echo quilting. Every patch is shadow outline quilted.

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

Every arc has 10 wedges. It is unusual to see a double wedding ring quilt set with brown solid fabric.

Quilt top made by:

Weisensel, Alma Veronica

Quilted by:

Weisensel, Alma Veronica

Where the quilt was made, city:

Bristol Township

Where the quilt was made, county:

Dane

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

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 was a wedding gift from the quilt maker to her niece/godchild in 1969.

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

Miss Weisensel finished the quilt for her hope chest in 1935, but never married.

Why was the quilt made?

Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

Hope Chest

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

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

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Weisensel

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

02-24-1912

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Bristol Township/Dane County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Wisconsin

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

11-26-1999

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German/Bohemian Czech

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Grammar

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Roman Catholic

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Dane

Quiltmaker's city:

Bristol Township

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Weisensel, Casper William

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Sun Prairie/Dane County, Wisconsin

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Weisensel, Emma Franceska Benisch

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Dane County, Wisconsin

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Bohemian Czech

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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