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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

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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