QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

02.0050

Owner's name for the quilt:

Six Pointed Star

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

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

Received as a gift

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt started?

c1870

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

How wide is the quilt?

81"

How long is the quilt?

81"

Shape of edge:

Sawtooth

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Antique colors:

Madder Brown

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

50 Star blocks, 18 alternate blocks, 6 half-stars, 2 half -solids

Size of quilt blocks:

8 1/4"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Sashing width:

1 1/2" of striped fabric

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Linda Neely

Quilt owner's city:

Bath

Quilt owner's county:

Clinton

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

John Kern, brother. Came from New England

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum