QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

State Historical Society of Iowa

Who documented this quilt?

Iowa Quilt Research Project; Franklin County Historical Museum Collection

Iowa Quilt Research Project Number:

IQRPM-3

Alternate inventory control number:

M-3

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

7-12-1988

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Puss In The Corner

Brackman # or other source & #:

1603

How wide is the quilt?

61 inches

How long is the quilt?

89 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1800-1849

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1845

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

One

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

One, on two sides

Describe the borders:

Plain

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Unknown

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Describe the quilting designs used:

Interlocking circles.

Quilt top made by:

Wolf, Dorothea

Quilted by:

Wolf, Dorothea

Where the quilt was made, city:

Williamsport

Where the quilt was made, county:

Lycoming

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

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:

Quilt was given to the Franklin County Historical Museum in Hampton, Iowa.

Why was the quilt made?

Baby or crib

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1808

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Wurttemburg

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

Germany

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

10-29-1829

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

8-23-1878

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Evangelical

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's county:

Lycoming

Quiltmaker's city:

Williamsport

Quiltmaker's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Ulmer, Casper

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Wolf, Margarethera

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Wolf, Johann George

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

German

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

Farmer

Number of children:

11

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

7