QUILT INDEX RECORD
15-11-1044
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:
203
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
When was the form filled out?
04-08-1989
Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:
Quilt owner
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
Interviewer:
Williams, Ann
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Country Inn, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
This is a:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
Owner's name for quilt:
Mohawk Trail
Brackman # or other source & #:
3302
How wide is the quilt?
85.50 in.
How long is the quilt?
102.50 in.
What color is the quilt?
Beige or Tan; Black; Blue or Navy; Green; Lavender; Orange; Purple; Red
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Damage:
Other
Describe the damage:
Noted as "unused, has a few spots".
Time period:
1930-1949
Further information concerning dates:
Present owner's mother was 9 years old when given the quilt but date/year was not noted.
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
This is a quilt top only described as pieced and appliqued blocks, made of multi colored prints with a green background
Quilt top made by:
Stark, Mrs. Emily
Where the quilt was made, city:
Brookfield/New Berlin area
Where the quilt was made, county:
Waukesha
Where the quilt was made, state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Owner inherited it from her mother.
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
This quilt top was made by Mrs. Emily Stark of the Brookfield/New Berlin area in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Mrs. Stark used fabric's from her husband's garment factory where aprons and dresses were made. Mrs. Stark was a neighbor of the owner's grandparents and gave the quilt top to the present owner's mother who was 9 years old at the time it was gifted.
Where did the maker get their materials?
Other
Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:
Scraps from the maker's husband's garment factory.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's county:
Waukesha
Quiltmaker's city:
Brookfield/New Berlin
Quiltmaker's state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Garment factory owner
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
The quilt maker was 91 years old and crippled with arthritis when this quilt top was made. According to the quilt owner Mrs. Stark also "made quilt for other neighbors".
Copyright holder:
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts
Details
Cite this Quilt
Stark, Mrs. Emil. Mohawk Trail. 1930-1949. From Wisconsin Quilt History Project, Wisconsin Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=15-11-1044. Accessed: 03/28/24