QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-1268

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:

A347

Person filling out this form is:

Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

Representative of Hoard Historical Museum

When was the form filled out?

10-08-2005

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Other

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

Other

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Hoard Historical Museum

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Courthouse Steps

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Log Cabin

How wide is the quilt?

50.5 in.

How long is the quilt?

57.25 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Condition is fragile

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

c. 1880

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

6.5 in x 6.5 in

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

2 inch blue silk, pieced border (piano key) made up of 3.25 in. strips of silks and brocades.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk; Other

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Velvet

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple scrap; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

a few brocade fabrics

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Foundation Piecing; Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Silk

What color is the back of the quilt?

Red

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How are the layers held together?

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

foundation quilted in courthouse steps construction

Quilt top made by:

Jones, Sally Crane

Quilted by:

Jones, Sally Crane

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

The great-granddaughter donated the quilt to the Hoard Historical Museum. Other letters/diaries of the quiltmaker are owned by the museum too.

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

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:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Hoard Historical Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Fort Atkinson

Quilt owner's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Crane

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Fort Atkinson

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Jones, Milo

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Federal Land Surveyor, Farmer, Tavern and Hotel Owner

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Sally Crane Jones came to Wisconsin from Vermont in 1837, one of the first families to settle in Fort Atkinson. She was the creator of the Jones Sausage recipe. She ran the Green Mountain House with her husband Milo. She was left alone to raise their children for months at a time because her husband, Milo, was a federal land surveyor. He surveyed Wisconsin when it was still the Michigan Territory.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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