QUILT INDEX RECORD

19-15-2254

Minnesota Quilt Project Documentation Number:

DA 082

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Minnesota Quilters Inc.

Who documented this quilt?

Minnesota Quilt Project (MQP)

How wide is the quilt?

77

How long is the quilt?

68

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

cross & crown (owner called tees)

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

What color is the quilt?

White; Blue or Navy; Red

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

capital T

Brackman # or other source & #:

2649

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain; Alternating with plain

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple scrap; Solid/plain; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing

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

no

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker; Original to maker

Quilt top made by:

Frischkorn, Bertha Fischer

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Fischer

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1890 July 26

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1980

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

8th grade some college and normal school

Quiltmaker's occupation:

teacher at 16 farm wife

Number of children:

4

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 Years of Age

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Age when quiltmaker learned: 5, How learned to quilt: grandmother

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Number of quilts made by quiltmaker:, 30-35

Where the quilt was made, city:

Liberty

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Description of quilt:

red cross & crown type quilt alt. plain blue blocks on pt

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Minnesota Quilters, Inc.