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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