QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1340

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Wisconsin Quilt History Project

Who documented this quilt?

Wisconsin Quilt History Project; Ripon Historical Society Permanent Collection

Wisconsin Quilt History Project Number:

A1214

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

The quilt is owned by the Ripon Historical Society.

When was the form filled out?

02-04-2017

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Other

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

Received as a gift

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

The quilt was donated to the Ripon Historical Society sometime in the late 1960's by Edgar H. Zobel and his sister, Lillian A. Zobel. Neither of them had ever married.

Interviewer:

Schmit, Maribeth

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Ripon Historical Society, Ripon WI 54971

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Zobal Baby Quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Bars

How wide is the quilt?

30 inches

How long is the quilt?

38 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Red

Antique colors:

Turkey Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Type of inscription:

Other

What is inscribed on the quilt?

139 (Donor number)

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt started?

c. 1885

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

c. 1885

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Smith, Nancy Kunst, AQS

Describe the quilt's layout:

Vertical bands

Number of quilt blocks:

6 cream bars, 7 red bars

Size of quilt blocks:

38 1/2 inches x 2 1/2 inches red; 38 1/2 inches x 2 inches cream

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Strippy or vertical bands (in vertical rows separated by plain vertical bars)

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

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?

Brown; Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

8 1/4 in., 22 in.

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Print

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Machine 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 are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Width between quilting lines:

3/4 inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Single line quilting plus double rodded rows between the single quilt lines.

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

The quilting is set in an overall wave pattern.

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Donated to the Ripon Historical Society sometime in the late 1960's by Edgar H. Zobel and his sister, Lillian A. Zobel.

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

It is believed that this is the Zobel family baby quilt. Oscar Ewald Herman Zobel was born in Germany in 1847. He came to America in 1860 and settled in Ripon, WI. In 1878 he married Pauline Kahl (1852-1882), who was born in Germany and moved to Wisconsin in 1860. Herman and Pauline had eight children: Ida (1875-1882), Henry (1879-1882), Olga Zobel Hancox, Clara H. Zobel Baker, Erna I. Zobel Leutscher, Lillian A., Edgar H., and Otto J. For more information on this family see the Pedrick Genealogy Notebooks available at the Ripon Historical Society or on line at the Ripon Public Library under resources/local history/Pedrick Collection/Zobel. Also see the Zobel family file in the archives of the Ripon Historical Society.

Why was the quilt made?

Baby or crib

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Exhibit

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Ripon Historical Society Quilt Exhibit, December 2016-March 2017

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Ripon Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Ripon

Quilt owner's county:

Fond du Lac

Quilt owner's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Who photographed this quilt?

Schmit, Maribeth

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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