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12-8-3985

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.0207

Quilt's title:

Children's Zoo

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Wagon Wheel

Brackman # or other source & #:

241.9

When was the form filled out?

3/5/1985

Quilt top made by:

Kralik, Elizabeth A.

Quilted by:

Kralik, Elizabeth A.

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

Where the quilt was made, city:

Youngstown

Where the quilt was made, county:

Mahoning

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1940s?

Details about why the quilt was made:

Birth of a grandchild, Elizabeth Jackson to daughter Louise (Jackson) Imber

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11/1/1889

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

7/24/1963

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Slovak

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Slovak

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

Slovak

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

Policeman for Youngstown, Ohio

Number of children:

6

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 years of age

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

44"

How long is the quilt?

58"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

2 1/2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

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

Embroidered animals in the center of each hexagon.

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Louise A. Imber

Quilt owner's city:

Clinton

Quilt owner's county:

Lenawee

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

Kralik, Elizabeth A. Children's Zoo. 1940s?. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-3985. Accessed: 03/29/24

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