QUILT INDEX RECORD
15-11-997
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:
A342
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker; Other
Source of the information on this quilt:
great niece
When was the form filled out?
10-08-2005
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
Interviewer:
Cole, Debbie
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Hoard Historical Museum
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Ladder of Success
Brackman # or other source & #:
477C
How wide is the quilt?
65.5 in
How long is the quilt?
85.75 in
What color is the quilt?
Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Brown; Yellow
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Type of inscription:
Date; Other
Describe the type of inscription:
Name
What is inscribed on the quilt?
M. Craig. 1903.
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1903
Method used to make the inscription:
Attached label; Embroidery
Location of inscription:
on back
Time period:
1901-1929
When was the quilt finished?
1903
Describe the quilt's layout:
Strip
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Strippy or vertical bands (in vertical rows separated by plain vertical bars)
Sashing width:
4 in
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Checked; Multiple scrap; Print; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Cream
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2
Describe the back:
Solid/plain
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn; Machine sewn
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Width between quilting lines:
1 in
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
diagonal parallel lines
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
size of rectangle "blocks" are 2.5 in x 3.5 in
Quilt top made by:
Craig, Matilda Wolf
Quilted by:
Craig, Matilda Wolf
Where the quilt was made, city:
Fort Atkinson
Where the quilt was made, state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Received quilt from grandmother, Mary Wolf Craig
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:
Wolf
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Wolf, John
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Butz, Sophia
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Civil Service (possibly)
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts
Cite this Quilt
Craig, Matilda Wol. Ladder of Success. 1903. From Wisconsin Quilt History Project, Wisconsin Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=15-11-997. Accessed: 04/25/24