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:

99.1215 AIQP

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

1996:81.1

Object label:

Thunderbird
Ruth and Vera Tyler
Choctaw, Clifton, Louisiana
1996
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#1996:81.1

Quilt's title:

Thunderbird Quilt

Quilt top made by:

Tyler, Ruth; Tyler, Vera

Quilted by:

Tyler, Ruth; Tyler, Vera

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

c1995

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Clifton

Quiltmaker's state:

Louisiana (LA)

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Clifton Choctaw; Native American

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

49"

How long is the quilt?

58"

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

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:

6/27/1996, Vera Tyler

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum