QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

93.0050

Owner's name for the quilt:

Peter Rabbit Crib Quilt

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

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

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

c1930

Why was the quilt made?

Personal income

Details about why the quilt was made:

It was a display sample for a kit. It was used on my husband's bed as a baby in the 30s (he was born in Feb. 1931).

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

36"

How long is the quilt?

52"

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

4

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Dona J. Ballard

Quilt owner's city:

Flint

Quilt owner's county:

Genesee

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Purchased from Smith Brideman's Department Store in Flint (not there any more).

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum