QUILT INDEX RECORD
15-11-1554
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:
1018
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker
Source of the information on this quilt:
Great-granddaughter of maker
When was the form filled out?
04-23-1990
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:
Baumhover, Patricia
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Milwaukee Public Museum
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Log Cabin
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Log Cabin-Barn Raising
How wide is the quilt?
55.25 in.
How long is the quilt?
64.50 in.
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Beige or Tan; Black; Blue or Navy; Brown; Red; White
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Same block throughout
Number of borders:
none
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Other
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Plaid; Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
A variety of fabric types were used, possibly from some of the clothes that she made.
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton; Other
Description of the back:
Polished cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Gray
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn; Separate binding applied
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Hand needlework is excellent.
Quilt top made by:
Shepard, Bertha Berry
Quilted by:
Shepard, Bertha Berry
Where the quilt was made, city:
St. Louis
Where the quilt was made, state:
Minnesota (MN)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Given to owner by her mother
Where did the maker get their materials?
Sewing scraps
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
The fabrics used were a variety of old scraps.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Berry
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
c. 1870
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
c. 1948
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Seamstress
Quiltmaker's city:
St. Louis
Quiltmaker's state:
Minnesota (MN)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Number of children:
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
2
Copyright holder:
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts
Details
Cite this Quilt
Shepard, Bertha Berr. Log Cabin. From Wisconsin Quilt History Project, Wisconsin Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=15-11-1554. Accessed: 03/28/24