QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-309
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
94.0037
Owner's name for the quilt:
Broken Dishes variation
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Purchased the quilt
Where the quilt was made, city:
Flint
Where the quilt was made, county:
Genesee
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1901-1929
When was the quilt finished?
1900
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
64 1/2"
How long is the quilt?
83 1/2"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Antique colors:
Turkey Red
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
63
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Tied or tufted
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Grace Roberts
Quilt owner's city:
Wyandotte
Quilt owner's county:
Wayne
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Purchase
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Women in Flint bought all three for $50, from husband of maker and had them about 25 years. One went to her son,one to her daughter, and she kept this. Sold when she was breaking up house because of cancer.
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
She never used them so in good condition, kept in cedar chest until sold.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
;. Broken Dishes variation. 1900. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-309. Accessed: 03/28/24