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15-11-1029

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:

A344

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker

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:

Blue Work

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Outline Embroidery

How wide is the quilt?

64.75 in

How long is the quilt?

73.25 in

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Other

Describe the damage:

small hole

Type of inscription:

Date; Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

ET 1924

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1924

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

c.1924

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c.1924

Further information concerning dates:

quiltmaker was 18 when quilt was made

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

6.75 in x 7.25 in

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

2.25 in light blue border

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:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

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

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilt top made by:

Beal, Erna Turck

Quilted by:

Beal, Erna Turck

Where the quilt was made, city:

Beaver Dam

Where the quilt was made, county:

Dodge

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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:

Turck

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

c.1906

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's county:

Dodge

Quiltmaker's city:

Beaver Dam

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

Cite this Quilt

Beal, Erna Turc. Blue Work. c.1924. From Wisconsin Quilt History Project, Wisconsin Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=15-11-1029. Accessed: 03/28/24