QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-170

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:

A194

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Owner is great-grandaughter of quilt maker.

When was the form filled out?

11-16-2003

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:

Susan Smith

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Milwaukee Art Museum

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Friendship Knot

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Starry Crown

Brackman # or other source & #:

4045

How wide is the quilt?

74 in.

How long is the quilt?

76.5 in.

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Pink; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Used and fragile

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1860's

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Describe the quilt filling:

Cotton seed fragments inside quilt when held to the light.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

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

Fifteen different very small pink print fabrics used for quilt. Pink goes all around the edge,

Quilt top made by:

Walker, Mary

Quilted by:

Walker, Mary

Where the quilt was made, city:

Waupun

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:

Present from Mother, ? Henry Walker of Waupun, WI

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

This is a signature quilt, with each block signed.

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's city:

Waupun

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Jane

Number of children:

4

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts