QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-96
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
92.0018
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
7410.1
Object label:
Bursting Star with Garden Maze
Mary Elizabeth Beardlsee Durkee
Birmingham, Oakland County, Michigan
c.1870
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#7410.1
Owner's name for the quilt:
Bursting Star with Garden Maze
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
LeMoyne Star, Star of Bethlehem
Quilt top made by:
Blakeslee, Martha
Quilted by:
Blakeslee, Martha
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
Where the quilt was made, city:
Birmingham
Where the quilt was made, county:
Oakland
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1850-1875
When was the quilt finished?
c1870
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Birmingham
Quiltmaker's county:
Oakland
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Durkee
Quiltmaker's birth date:
8/8/1847
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
2/24/1923
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Durkee, John Franklin
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
Welsh
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Durkee, Mary Elizabeth Beardslee
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Owner of Blakeslee Dry Goods, on Maple Road
Number of children:
1
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
1
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Relative
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
69"
How long is the quilt?
90"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
12
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
4"
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Interview with quilter; Clippings or photocopies; Photos of quilter
Source of the information on this quilt:
Museum employee
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public- Michigan State University Museum
Quilt owner's name:
Michigan State University Museum
Quilt owner's city:
East Lansing
Quilt owner's county:
Ingham
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
0/15/1992, Betty Quarton Hoard
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt
Who photographed this quilt?
KEVA
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Blakeslee, Marth. Bursting Star with Garden Maze. c1870. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-96. Accessed: 03/28/24
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Collection
Durkee-Blakeslee-Quarton-Hoard Family ...
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