
QUILT INDEX RECORD
18-14-105
ESSAY:
This appliqued vest was made for Gasperik's daughter-in-law Doris. Doris married Gasperik's son Elmer in 1944. The tulip motif on the vest is duplicated as a quilting motif on the 1956 Bridal Bouquet quilt made for Gasperik's granddaughter Karen's wedding. The vest was made before the quilt. Although the source of the tulip pattern is unknown, it is probable that it was an applique pattern that was later altered to make a quilting pattern. Gasperik had a huge stack of quilting magazines and patterns that she used.
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Mary Gasperik Legacy Project
Who documented this quilt?
Mary Gasperik Private Collection
CONTRIBUTING INSTITUTIONAL INVENTORY CONTROL NUMBERS: Enter the main control number for this item you are entering.
097
TYPE OF QUILT OBJECT: Choose the best description for the quilt being documented.
Quilted garment
QUILT'S TITLE, IF IT HAS ONE: Many quilts have no title, but contemporary quilters often give a name to their quilts.
Tulip Vest
OVERALL COLOR SCHEME: Choose the best color scheme description for the quilt being documented.
Multicolor
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES USED IN QUILT TOP: APPLIQUE TECHNIQUES: Choose the applique method used to construct the quilt.
Hand Applique
QUILT TOP MADE BY: Enter the name of the person(s) who made the quilt top.
Gasperik, Mary
CITY: Enter the name of the city where the quilt was made.
East Hazelcrest
COUNTY: Enter the name of the county where the quilt was made.
Cook County
STATE: Enter the name of the state where the quilt was made.
Illinois (IL)
COUNTRY: Enter the name of the country where the quilt was made.
United States
HOW WAS QUILT ACQUIRED BY OWNER: Choose the best description for how the owner acquired the quilt.
Gift
DETAILS ON HOW THE QUILT WAS ACQUIRED:
Mary made it for her daughter-in-law Doris. Occasion unknown. The blouse and skirt were found by Doris' daughter Kathy Javon in 2018 among items from her mother's estate.
QUILTMAKER'S REASONS FOR MAKING THE QUILT: If the quilt was made for a specific purpose, choose the reason from the list.
Gift or presentation
QUILT TOP PATTERN SOURCE: Choose where the quilt maker found the pattern for this quilt.
Unknown
AVAILABLE SOURCES FOR QUILTMAKER: List other source materials about this quiltmaker such as photos, oral histories, book or newspaper publications, fame for some other reason or event.
Merikay Waldvogel and Barbara Brackman. Patchwork Souvenirs of the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, (Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press, 1993)102-103.
Merikay Waldvogel "One American Dream Comes True", Quilters Newsletter Magazine, March 2008, 46-49.
OWNERSHIP OF THIS QUILT IS:
Private
NAME OF QUILT OWNER:
Kathy Jacob
QUILT OWNER'S COUNTRY:
United States
AUTHOR/INTERVIEWEE'S RELATION TO THE QUILT:
Author/researcher; Blood relative of quiltmaker
OTHER RELATIONSHIP TO SOURCE: If you chose Other, for the relationship to the source, describe the relationship here.
Grand-daughter
DATE OF DATA COLLECTION: Enter the date the state or county documentation form was filled out (as mm-dd-yyyy or c.yyyy, e.g. c.1965).
1/8/2020
OTHER INFORMATION ON SOURCE PERSON TO QUILT:
Grand-daughter Susan Salser began this research effort in 1991, after she and her two sisters divided up the quilts which belonged to their mother (Elsie Gasperik Krueger) who died in 1988. Her ongoing research has been fruitful and interesting.
QUILTMAKER'S MAIDEN NAME:
Mihalovits, Maria
QUILTMAKER'S GENDER:
Female
QUILTMAKER'S BIRTH DATE:
01/25/1888
DEATH DATE OF THE QUILTMAKER, IF APPLICABLE:
05/25/1969
QUILTMAKER'S ETHNIC BACKGROUND:
Hungarian
QUILTMAKER'S EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Elementary School
QUILTMAKER'S COUNTRY OF BIRTH:
Hungary
IN WHICH KIND OF ENVIRONMENT DID THE QUILTMAKER GROW UP?
Rural
CITY WHERE THE QUILTMAKER LIVES/LIVED:
East Hazelcrest
COUNTY WHERE THE QUILTMAKER LIVES/LIVED:
Cook
STATE WHERE THE QUILTMAKER LIVES/LIVED:
Illinois (IL)
COUNTRY WHERE THE QUILTMAKER LIVES/LIVED:
United States
QUILTMAKER'S FATHER'S NAME:
Mihalovits, Istvan
FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE:
Hungary
FATHER'S ETHNIC BACKGROUND:
Hungarian
QUILTMAKER'S MOTHER'S NAME:
Mihalovits, Vidoszava
MOTHER'S BIRTHPLACE:
Hungary
MOTHER'S ETHNIC BACKGROUND:
Hungarian
SPOUSE'S ETHNIC BACKGROUND:
Hungarian
SPOUSE'S OCCUPATION:
Milk Dealer/Grocery Store Owner/Butcher
NUMBER OF CHILDREN:
3
NUMBER OF FEMALE CHILDREN:
1 (Elsie 1909-1988)
NUMBER OF MALE CHILDREN:
2 (Elmer and Stephen)
HOW DID THE QUILTMAKER LEARN TO QUILT?
From guild or club member; Self-Taught
WHEN DID THE QUILTMAKER LEARN TO QUILT?
Age 40-49
WHY DOES/DID THE QUILTMAKER QUILT:
Pleasure; Other
OTHER, WHY THE QUILTMAKER QUILTS:
Mary Gasperik made quilts because it was her life passion and greatest talent. As opportunities arose, she entered contests and exhibited them publicly. She also made special quilts for her family.
NAME OF QUILTING GROUP: If the quilt maker belonged to a group, enter the name of the group.
Tuley Park Quilt Club and Detroit News Quilt Club
LOCATION OF GROUP:
Southside Chicago and Detroit MI
SPECIALIZED ACTIVITIES/EVENTS OF QUILTING GROUP: Enter activities the group participated in.
Chicago group met to quilt and held periodic quilt shows; Detroit group held national exhibits and contests.
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF QUILTS MADE BY THIS QUILTER:
more than 50
DID THE QUILTMAKER SELL QUILTS?
no
DOES/DID QUILTMAKER TEACH QUILTING: Is the quilt maker also a quilt teacher?
no
ACCESS AND COPYRIGHT IS:
Restricted
HOLDER OF COPYRIGHT:
Susan Salser
Details
Cite this Quilt
Gasperik, Mar. Tulip Vest. From Mary Gasperik Legacy Project, Mary Gasperik Private Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=18-14-105. Accessed: 05/29/22
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Gasperik, Mary Quiltmaker
Susan Salser
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1933-1934
Tulip Basket Gasperik, Mary
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1944
Leaf and Vine Gasperik, Mary
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1956
Bridal Bouquet Gasperik, Mary
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1933-1934
Tulip Basket Gasperik, Mary