QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1945

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:

3335

Person filling out this form is:

Daughter of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

10-12-1991

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:

Aleff, Bernice

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Mead Library, Sheboygan, WI

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Crossed T

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Double T

Brackman # or other source & #:

1662c

How wide is the quilt?

66 in.

How long is the quilt?

74 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Date; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Elaine Marshall Bornick Summer 1931

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1931

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1931

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

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:

Solid/plain

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?

Blue or Navy; Yellow

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch; Outline

Quilt top made by:

Bornick, Eleanor Marshall

Quilted by:

Bornick, Eleanor Marshall

Where the quilt was made, city:

Princeton

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:

It was made in 1931 for competition at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, and sent to the fair in Chicago, Ill. It came back with a blue ribbon. The owner at the time had a 3 yr. old boy and was expecting a second boy that summer. I remember the quilt being used as a summer blanket at home and at our cottage.

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new; Other

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Fabric was purchased at the Five and Dime store.

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

Contests entered:

1933 Century of Progress Quilt Contest at the Chicago, Ill. World's Fair. Won a blue ribbon.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Marshall

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

c. 1910

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Polish/French

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Marshall, Peter

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Marshall, Constance

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

farmer

Number of children:

4

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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