QUILT INDEX RECORD
15-11-1046
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:
A1112
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker; Other
Source of the information on this quilt:
Great granddaughter-in-law of quilt maker
When was the form filled out?
06-20-2015
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
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts
This is a:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
Owner's name for quilt:
Dutchman's Puzzle
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Wild Goose Chase
Brackman # or other source & #:
1339a
How wide is the quilt?
69 in.
How long is the quilt?
78.25 in.
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Brown; Lavender; Pink; White; Yellow
Antique colors:
Double Pink
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Damage:
Discoloration or dyes ran; Stains
Time period:
1930-1949
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
21 pieced blocks, 21 plain blocks
Size of quilt blocks:
10 x 10 in.
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Single light gray outer border measures 4-4.5 in wide.
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:
Checked; Dotted; Floral; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
How is the binding made?
Unfinished/raw edge
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
How are the layers held together?
Not quilted
Quilt top made by:
Squier, Lodosea Amaretta Mitchell
Where the quilt was made, city:
Marinette (Harmony) Area
Where the quilt was made, county:
Marinette
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:
Source's husband (Squier, Dale) inherited the quilt from the quilt maker his great-grandmother.
The quilt was made to be used for:
Bedding, daily use
Quilt is presently used as:
Keepsake/memento
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Commercial/Published source: Pattern
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Mitchell
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
09-21-1855
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Des Moines/Polk County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Iowa
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):
06-15-1875; East Lynn/Vermilion County, Illinois
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
01-24-1939 Marinette/Marinette County, Wisconsin
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Methodist
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Homemaker
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's county:
Marinette
Quiltmaker's city:
Marinette (Harmony) Area
Quiltmaker's state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Mitchell, Robert F.
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
United States
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Brown, Polly
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Squier, William Ezekial
Number of children:
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
1 (Viola May)
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
1 (John William)
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Mrs. Squier and her husband lived with their family in Delphi/Carroll County, Indiana. In 1911, they moved to Marinette (Harmony) Marinette County, Wisconsin. Their daughter Viola married Yeazle, William A. and their son John married Clark, Althea. Another quilt has been documented in the Quilt Index under her name at A1111.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts
Details
Cite this Quilt
Squier, Lodosea Amaretta Mitchel. Dutchman's Puzzle. 1930-1949. From Wisconsin Quilt History Project, Wisconsin Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=15-11-1046. Accessed: 05/08/24