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:

Print

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

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