QUILT INDEX RECORD
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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