QUILT INDEX RECORD

33-29-74

Description of quilt:

Mountain Mist pattern "New York Beauty" was used for this quilt.

Essay:

The 1933 Sears National Quilt Contest was announced in January 1933 with a deadline of May 15, 1933. Over 24,000 quilts were entered at local Sears stores or sent to one of 10 regional mail order houses. Quilts were judged at each site with the top three winners moving onto the next round. Finally just 30 quilts reached the final judging held at the Sears Pavilion on the 1933 Chicago World's Fair site. According to the quiltowner, her great grandmother said she won Honorable Mention in the Chicago regional. There is evidence of stitching left from attaching the contest entry tag in the bottom right corner.

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project

Who documented this quilt?

Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project Number:

227

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

Who helped you fill out the form?

Waldvogel

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

New York Beauty

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Pink; White

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1933

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilt top made by:

Stanton, Emma Wolgast

Quilted by:

Stanton, Emma Wolgast

Where the quilt was made, city:

Chicago

Where the quilt was made, county:

Cook

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Mountain Mist, Stearns & Foster Co.

Contests entered:

Sears Quilt Contest, 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Souvenir Key to 1933 World's Fair (Collection of quiltowner)

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Ammeson

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

08-13-1874

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

07-05-1944

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's city:

Chicago

Quiltmaker's state:

Illinois (IL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Merikay Waldvogel