QUILT INDEX RECORD
15-11-1741
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:
635
When was the form filled out?
11-04-1989
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:
Linda Springer
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
St. Therese, Appleton, WI
This is a:
Finished quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Crazy
How wide is the quilt?
56.5 inches
How long is the quilt?
78 inches
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Other
Describe the damage:
Damaged - form does not indicate what the damage is.
When was the quilt finished?
pre-1898 (maker died in 1898)
Family/owner's date for quilt:
Maker died at age 35 in 1898
Describe the quilt's layout:
Crazy
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Silk
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Velvet
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Multiple scrap
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery; Other embellishment technique
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Gold fringe on top and bottom
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Color is light rose
What color is the back of the quilt?
Pink
Describe the back:
Solid/plain
Describe the binding:
Binding applied by hand
How is the binding made?
Separate binding applied
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
How are the layers held together?
Tied or tufted
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Needlework : excellent
Quilt top made by:
Kreeshaw; Orianna Seymour
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Owner (Anne Glasner) inherited quilt from her late mother. Owner's grandmother (Orianna Seymour Kneeshaw) made the quilt.
Where did the maker get their materials?
Sewing scraps
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Quilt owner has 1 photo of quiltmaker.
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Owner (Ann Glasner) has letters including a rending description of her death from typhoid.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Appleton
Quilt owner's county:
Outagamie
Quilt owner's state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
c. 1863
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
c. 1898
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Small Evangelical Church
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Number of children:
5
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Quiltmaker's parents lived in and around Holdridge, Nebraska.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts
Details
Cite this Quilt
Kreeshaw; Orianna Seymou. Crazy. pre-1898 (maker died in 1898). From Wisconsin Quilt History Project, Wisconsin Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=15-11-1741. Accessed: 04/18/24