QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

94.0090

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

7585.1

Object label:

Apple Tree
Maker unknown
Barrington City, Michigan
c1850
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#7585.1

Owner's name for the quilt:

Apple Tree

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Red and green applique

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Barrington City

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

c1850

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

77"

How long is the quilt?

78"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Describe the repairs:

According to the donor, quilt was cleaned by Patsy Orlofsky of South Salem, New York.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

5

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design

Describe the quilting designs used:

zig zag

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:

7/2/1994, Albert and Merry Silber

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

KEVA

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum