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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

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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