QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

956

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter of the quiltmaker

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?

Received as a gift

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Ohio Rose

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Ohio Rose

How wide is the quilt?

74 in.

How long is the quilt?

89 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Pink

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Type of inscription:

Date; Other

Describe the type of inscription:

Dated with name of quilt design and name of first owner

Time period:

1930-1949

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1933

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of borders:

1

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Describe the binding:

Described as "regular bias tape".

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Describe the quilt filling:

Mountain Mist brand.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Hand quilting designs described as follows top design and parrallel lines.

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

Quilting stitches per inch not measured but are noted as even but varied.

Quilt top made by:

Zuengler, Anna Borkenhagen

Quilted by:

Zuengler, Anna Borkenhagen; Friends and neighbors

Where the quilt was made, city:

Adell

Where the quilt was made, county:

Sheboygan

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

Owner received the quilt from her aunt Sophia Zuengler Neumann.

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

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

Fabric was purchased at Seamannn-Schilling Store.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Borkenhagen

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's county:

Sheboygan

Quiltmaker's city:

Adell

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Borkenhagen, Ernst

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Borkenhagen, Mrs. Ernst

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

Builder and Cabinet Maker, owner of a lumber, furniture and undertaking establishment.

Number of children:

11

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

The quiltmaker was 71 years old when this quilt was made. According to the owner "She enjoyed making quilts and thought it would be interesting to make a black and white quilt. When the quilt was finished she would set up her quilt frames in the downstairs bedroom. Friends, neighbors and relatives would help her quilt the design. It was interesting to watch the ladies sew. After the quilt had been quilted, Grandma would identify the areas where her friends had sewed. " This may explain why the quilting stitches were described as even but varied. Other quilts by this maker are in the possession of other family members.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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