QUILT INDEX RECORD

15-11-2165

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:

1046

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

04-23-1990

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner; Other

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

Interviewer:

Wittengal, Sue

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee WI

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Postage Stamp

Owner's name for quilt:

Postage Stamp

Brackman # or other source & #:

BB 2288

How wide is the quilt?

75 inches

How long is the quilt?

96 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue or Navy; Coral; Green; Orange; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Dirty

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt started?

c. 1930

When was the quilt finished?

c. 1940

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1930 - 1940

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?

Squares

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

The borders are black, green, and white.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

medium stitches

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Single parallel lines

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

The overall layout of the quilt includes white squares surrounded with single black small postage stamps surrounding the inner white areas. The multiple colored postage stamps surround each black and white square, which are set on a 45 degree angle. There are 17 complete white and black squares with the pattern continuing along the edges using 14 triangles.

Quilt top made by:

Leu, Mary

Quilted by:

Leu, Mary

Other people who worked on this quilt:

The quilt maker's son and his wife helped cut the fabric squares.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Fond Du Lac

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United Nations

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Feed or flour sacks; Purchased new

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Reese

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Lamertine

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Wisconsin

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Immanuel Trinity Lutheran Church

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker

Quiltmaker's county:

Fond Du Lac

Quiltmaker's city:

Fond Du Lac

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Reese, Albert

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Reese, Marie

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Butter maker

Number of children:

3

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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