QUILT INDEX RECORD
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