QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

822

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

66

Length:

88

Name of the group that made the quilt:

quilting group

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's city:

Nunica

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

3 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 12 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

17.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Weaves/Surfaces:

Glazed

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

diagonal

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

seamed

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Maltese Cross

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1900-1925

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)