QUILT INDEX RECORD
15-11-1043
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:
202
Person filling out this form is:
Relative of quiltmaker
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?
Inherited
Interviewer:
Sharon Timpe
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Country Inn, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Feathered Star
How wide is the quilt?
71 inches
How long is the quilt?
85 inches
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; White
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Fading; Wear to edge or binding; Other
Describe the damage:
Quilt is worn, some damage to binding.
Time period:
1901-1929
Further information concerning dates:
Mary Estella Parkinson Jenkins died in 1942.
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Size of quilt blocks:
11.5 inches x 11.5 inches
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:
Pieced 4 inch Sawtooth border in blue and white.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Broadcloth
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?
no
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Describe the back:
Solid/plain
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
cream
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Wreaths
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines; Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
Pieces in the stars are outline quilted, with parallel lines through the centers and double parallel lines in the white squares and triangles that finish the star. Feather wreaths are quilted in the alternate plain squares.
Quilt top made by:
Jenkins, Mary Estella Parkinson; Noble, Bessie Pearl Jenkins
Quilted by:
Jenkins, Mary Estella Parkinson; Noble, Bessie Pearl Jenkins
Where the quilt was made, city:
Dalton
Where the quilt was made, county:
Green Lake
Where the quilt was made, state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Mary Estella Parkinson Jenkins and her daughter Bessie Pearl Jenkins Noble made this quilt. This quilt is an exact copy of the original quilt that was made 1870-1880 and used on the same guest bed. The original quilt was made by Rowena Noble, who died in 1886. Estella and Bessie liked the original so much they made this copy when the original wore out. The feathered star was always the pattern used on the guest bed. The quilt was owned by Eunice Hoppe, the daughter of Bessie Pearl.
Why was the quilt made?
Other
Details about why the quilt was made:
Quilt was made for guest bedroom.
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
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:
Parkinson & Jenkins
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Dalton
Quiltmaker's state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Richard was a carpenter and farmer. C.V. was a farmer.
Number of children:
Mary - 8, Bessie - 6.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts
Cite this Quilt
Jenkins, Mary Estella Parkinson; Noble, Bessie Pearl Jenkin. Feathered Star. 1901-1929. From Wisconsin Quilt History Project, Wisconsin Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=15-11-1043. Accessed: 03/29/24