QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1038

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:

200

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

04-08-1989

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

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

Purchased the quilt

Interviewer:

Witchger, Michelle

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Country Inn, Pewaukee/Waukesha County, Wisconsin

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Irish Chain

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Three Irish Chains, Triple Irish Chain

Brackman # or other source & #:

1019a

How wide is the quilt?

78.5 in.

How long is the quilt?

85 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Brown; Green; Orange; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Time period:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1930's

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth; Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Conversation Prints; Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Muslin

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

Describe the binding:

Muslin

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Hand sewn

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Grid/crosshatch; Grid diamond

Describe the quilting designs used:

Grid/crosshatch hanging diamonds are quilted in an all over pattern. The size of the grid was determined by the size of the small square print patches. The stitches are small size and even.

Where the quilt was made, state:

Indiana (IN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

The owner purchased the quilt at a fair in Door County, Wisconsin. The seller was a woman from Boulder/Boulder County, Colorado. She purchased the quilt from St. Louis/St. Louis County, Missouri. The quilt was made in Indiana so it has traveled to many places.

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Other collection

Describe present uses of the quilt:

Personal collection

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Public domain

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Barbara Brackman attributes the pattern "Three Irish Chains" to the Mountain Mist Company. In 1929 Ruth Finley published the " The Triple Irish Chain" in her book, "Old Patchwork Quilts and the Women Who Made Them."

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's state:

Indiana (IN)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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