QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-379
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:
85.2109
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
6119.3
Object label:
Double Wedding Ring
Laura May Clarke and Bozena Vilhelmina Clarke
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Top made by Laura in 1934, quilted by Bozena in 1937
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#6119.3
Owner's name for the quilt:
Double Wedding Ring
When was the form filled out?
10/11/1986
Quilt top made by:
Clarke, Laura Mae
Quilted by:
Clarke, Bozena Vilhelmina
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
Where the quilt was made, city:
Detroit
Where the quilt was made, county:
Wayne
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1930-1949
When was the quilt started?
1934
When was the quilt finished?
1937
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Detroit
Quiltmaker's county:
Wayne
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Clarke
Quiltmaker's birth date:
7/22/1900
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Urban
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
3/7/1978
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Bohemian (Czech), English
Quiltmaker's educational background:
BA in education from Wayne State University.
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Congregational
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Kindergarten School Teacher. One year she was National President of NEA Kindergarten Division. She was Teacher of the Month in Detroit, June, 1962.
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Clarke, William George
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Bad Axe, Michigan
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
English
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Clarke, Bozena Vilhelmina Motl
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
Detroit, Michigan
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
Bohemian (Czechoslovekia)
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Relative
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 20-29
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
no
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
77.5
How long is the quilt?
78.75
Shape of edge:
Scalloped
Shape of corners:
Rounded
Antique colors:
Nile Green
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Laura Clarke and Bozena Clarke
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1934 & 1937
Location of inscription:
on back
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
16
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Each scrap is a different fabric
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2
How is the binding made?
Bias grain
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?
Blanket or flannel
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Describe the quilting designs used:
Outline/Ditch
Where did the maker get their materials?
Sewing scraps
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
A Family Legacy: Quilts from the Clarke Collection, MSU Museum, East Lansing, MI and Michigan State Fair, Detroit, Michigan, August - September, 1994
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
See 6119.58 for pattern and quilting template; See 6119.69 for Double Wedding Ring pattern
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Prizes, awards, ribbons, etc. Diary or will description; Interview with quilters' grandaughter and niece
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:
12-11-1985, Dr. Harriet A. Clarke, donor
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Each scrap is a different fabric
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
She worked mostly on the tops and occassionally quilted. Her mother Bozena Clarke did most of her quilting.
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Clarke, Laura Ma. Double Wedding Ring. 1937. 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=12-8-379. Accessed: 03/29/24
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Ephemera
Handmade Household Inventory Booklet
Clarke, Laura May
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Collection
Clarke Family Quilt Collection
Michigan State University Museum
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Gallery
Michigan Quilts
MacDowell, Marsha
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Clarke, Laura May Quiltmaker
Michigan Quilt Project