QUILT INDEX RECORD
15-11-1050
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:
A1139
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker
When was the form filled out?
06-21-2015
Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:
Quilt owner
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Purchased the quilt
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Double Wedding Ring
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Wedding Ring
Brackman # or other source & #:
303
How wide is the quilt?
75.75 in.
How long is the quilt?
87 in.
Shape of edge:
Scalloped
Shape of corners:
Rounded
What color is the quilt?
Beige or Tan; Black; Blue or Navy; Cream; Green; Lavender; Maroon; Orange; Pink; Red; Turquoise or Teal; Yellow
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Fold marks or creases; Pencil or pen or marking lines; Stains
Time period:
1930-1949
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
16 overlapping
Size of quilt blocks:
24 in. x 25 in.
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Other
Describe the quilt setting:
overlapping
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Same block throughout
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Cream solid border, scalloped, varies in width.
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; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Novelty; Print; Solid/plain; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
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?
Cream
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2
Width of pieces on the back:
11.75 in., 74.25 in.
Describe the back:
Machine sewn; Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
How is the binding made?
Bias grain; Hand sewn; Home cut; Machine sewn; Separate binding applied
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 are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
cream
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5 spi
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
5 spi
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Echo; Grid square
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Feathering; Floral
Describe the quilting designs used:
There are 4 rows of echo quilting in the pieced arcs. A feathered wreath with a floral center is quilted in the space between the arcs. Fleur de lis with leaves are quilted in the border. Half circles are quilted in the melon shapes, and hearts are quilted in the corners of the melons.
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Small pieces of green solid have been pieced into the arcs at each end.
Quilt top made by:
Kaufmann, Louisa Margaretta Hahn
Quilted by:
Kaufmann, Louisa Margaretta Hahn
Other people who worked on this quilt:
Hahn, Eva Barbara Gunderman
Where the quilt was made, city:
Victor
Where the quilt was made, county:
Iowa
Where the quilt was made, state:
Iowa (IA)
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:
Quilt was purchased from the quilt owner's cousin, who had inherited it.
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation
The quilt was made to be used for:
Unknown
Where did the maker get their materials?
Unknown
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
This quiltmaker made several other quilts documented by this project, including #s A1130 and A1138.
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Quilt owner has many cardboard quilting templates that belonged to Louisa Kaufmann and her mother Eva Barbara Hahn.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Hahn
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
06-18-1894
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Victor, Iowa County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Iowa
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
12-26-1958
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
German
Quiltmaker's educational background:
grammar school
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Lutheran
Quiltmaker's occupation:
home maker
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Hahn, George Carl
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Victor, Iowa
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
German
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Hahn, Eva Barbara Gunderman
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
Kolmschneidbach, Bavaria, Germany
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
German
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:
German
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
farmer
Number of children:
1
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
1
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Relative
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Under 10 years of age
Why does the quiltmaker quilt?
Pleasure
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
5-20 quilts
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
no
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts
Details
Cite this Quilt
Kaufmann, Louisa Margaretta Hah. Double Wedding Ring. 1930-1949. From Wisconsin Quilt History Project, Wisconsin Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=15-11-1050. Accessed: 03/28/24