QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1939

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:

901

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

granddaughter

When was the form filled out?

03-05-1990

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

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Appleton, WI

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

World's Fair Wreath

How wide is the quilt?

77.5 in

How long is the quilt?

90 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1933

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1933

Describe the quilt's layout:

Nontraditional or art

Subject of the quilt:

1933 Worlds Fair

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

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid square

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Leaf design around edge, squares rest of quilt

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

Binding is yellow.

Quilt top made by:

Konitzer, Pearl Pauline Berton

Quilted by:

Konitzer, Pearl Pauline Berton

Where the quilt was made, city:

Appleton

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

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

Original to maker

Contests entered:

1933 Worlds Fair, Chicago, Ill. Quilt won blue ribbon at Worlds Fair. Quilt maker was very proud of winning blue ribbon.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Berton

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

07-11-1888

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Bay Settlement

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Wisconsin

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

09-09-1904

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

10-31-1940

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker, factory worker (Zwicker Knitting Mills)

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Berton, George

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

De Pere, Wisconsin

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Willems (Williams), Lucie

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Doiceau, Belgium

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Belgan

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

Konitzer, Antone Edward

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

logger, farmer, laborer (John Strange Paper Co. & Appleton Toy Factory), night watchman, tavern owner

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts