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:

93.0061

Quilt's title:

Byzantine Royale

Quilt top made by:

Antilla, Elizabeth

Quilted by:

Warner, Freida

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Lexington

Where the quilt was made, county:

Sanilac

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1989

When was the quilt finished?

3/90

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's county:

Washington

Quiltmaker's state:

Ohio (OH)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Twiggs

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1776

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

8/8/1848

Quiltmaker's educational background:

unknown

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Twiggs , John

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

probably English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Twiggs, Martha

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

unknown

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

Amlin, Jonathan

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

German descent from NJ

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

A stone mason in Washington County, Ohio

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

81"

How long is the quilt?

99"

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Elizabeth A. Antilla

Quilt owner's city:

Port Huron

Quilt owner's county:

St. Clair

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Quilt was quilted by Freida Warner, Croswell, MI, she was born in 1916. Started quilting as a child with her mother and friends. She use to make quilts for sale now she quilts for other people. I met Freida 1987 and she has quilted all of my works. Appraised by Merry Silber for $1000.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt top

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum