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12-8-737

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:

94.0095

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

7515.1

Object label:

Ohio Star
Maker unknown
Provenance unknown
c1875
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#7515.1

Owner's name for the quilt:

Ohio Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

1631b

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

c1875

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Merry Silber

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

73"

How long is the quilt?

82"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

White

Antique colors:

Turkey Red

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Langston Extra 2L Sheetings

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

10 1/4" x 10 1/4"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

5"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

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?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

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)

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

9/3/1993, John and Terry Dickey

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

There are Merry Silber appraisals of some of the quilts. There is a receipt from 1841 that includes calico, sewing cotton, ticking etc. There is an Ohio census from 1860, 1870, 1880 that mentions Alice Bay Simms. The quilts were inherited by John & Theresa Dickey from his mother and her sister: Ruth Simms Dickey 1894-1989 and Lillian Simms Suiter 1886-1987. They inherited them from their mother Alice Bay Simms 1864-1949, Gallia Co. Ohio. None of these ladies quilted although it was thought Alice Simms' sisters did. Not known who the quilters were. There are photos of Alice Evaline Simms at different ages (maybe 5, 13.) There is a photo of her taken in 1915 on her porch. The caption reads "Started housekeeping in 1885. Quilts inherited from her. Ruth & Lillian her children (Lillian died at 101 yrs. Ruth 95 yrs.)" Another photo shows her with her husband in 1915 on their porch. The caption reads, "Mr & Mrs Albert Gallatin Simms Photographed on the side porch of their farm home outside Crown City Ohio 1915 Started housekeeping 1885. Daughters Ruth (long hair photo) & lillian. He owned drygood store with brother in Ohio. Quilts inherited fro Alice & Albert Simms." The final photo shows "Sisters: showns long hair pinned up. Left: Lillian Simms Suiter 1886-1987 Ruth Simms Dickey 1894-1989 (you have her hair) Quilts inherited from Mother Alice Simms started housekeeping 1885) Their dad and his brother had general store shown in other photo"

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

;. Ohio Star. c1875. 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=12-8-737. Accessed: 03/29/24

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