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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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