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:

986

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

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

This is a:

Finished quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Ohio Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

69 in.

How wide is the quilt?

78 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1870

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by cornerstones or connecting blocks sashing (different fabric in intersection)

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Describe the back:

Print

How is the binding made?

Separate binding applied

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

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

Needlework is utilitarian, quilting stitches are medium. binding and lattice strips are a beige patterned material. Backing is domestic prin.t

How was this quilt acquired?

Presentation/award

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilt given to owner by her mother.

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

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