QUILT INDEX RECORD
15-11-2990
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:
1539
Person filling out this form is:
Daughter of quiltmaker; Quilt owner
When was the form filled out?
06-09-1990
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?
Langlade County WI
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Trip Around the World
Owner's name for quilt:
Trip Around the World
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Boston Commons
Brackman # or other source & #:
BB 3979
How wide is the quilt?
82 in.
How long is the quilt?
92.5 in.
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Brown; Green; Orange; Red; Yellow
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1930-1949
When was the quilt started?
1935
When was the quilt finished?
1936
Family/owner's date for quilt:
1935-1936
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
Describe the quilt setting:
The quilt is comprised of rows of small squares on point next to each other formed around a rectangular center.
Sashing width:
none
Number of borders:
none
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:
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Describe the back:
Print; Same fabric used throughout
How is the binding made?
Edges turned in/ no separate binding
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Width between quilting lines:
The quilting stitches are medium in length.
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
The quilt construction stitching is good. The quilt quilting stitching is medium in length.
Quilt top made by:
Nichols, Verna Johnson
Quilted by:
Nichols, Verna Johnson
Where the quilt was made, city:
Antigo
Where the quilt was made, county:
Langlade
Where the quilt was made, state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
The owner was given this quilt by her mother. The owner has other pieces of quilts also.
Where did the maker get their materials?
Other quilts; Sewing scraps
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
The quilt maker was 25 or 26 when this quilt was made.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Johnson
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
02-10-1917
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Her parents lived in Mattoon, Shawano County.
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Wisconsin
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Swedish
Quiltmaker's occupation:
worked in a shoe factory
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's county:
Langlade
Quiltmaker's city:
Antigo
Quiltmaker's state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Johnson, Charles
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Sweden
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
Swedish
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Johnson, Anna
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
Sweden
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
Swedish
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
worked in shoe factory
Number of children:
one
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
one
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts
Details
Cite this Quilt
Nichols, Verna Johnso. Trip Around the World. 1936. From Wisconsin Quilt History Project, Wisconsin Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=15-11-2990. Accessed: 04/18/24