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:

01.0246

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

2001:160.5

Object label:

Elizabeth Metz's Floral top
Elizabeth H. Metz
Provenance unknown
1905
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2001:160.05

Essay:

"Elizabeth H. Metz 1904-1905" is stitched in redwork embroidery set in a floral wreath on the center block. More than half of the blocks are florals, other designs are childrens' story book images, peacock feathers, cats, dog, children, turkey, violin, and mandolin. Some of the designs were not completely transfered. For example, the girl in the left corner is missing a leg.

Some of the redwork designs are from Home Beautiful and Ladies Home Journal.

The seams are embroidered with a herringbone stitch. The seams are flat-fell seams, allowing the back of the coverlet to look finished. It is not quilted.

Quilt's title:

Elizabeth Metz's Floral top

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

redwork. Florals, Childrens story book, peacock, cats, dogs, children, turkey, violin, mandolin. Some of the designs were not completely transfered.

Quilt top made by:

Metz, Elizabeth H.

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

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt started?

1904

When was the quilt finished?

1905

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

How wide is the quilt?

74 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

82 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Elizabeth H. Metz

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1904-1905

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block

Number of quilt blocks:

56

Size of quilt blocks:

10" x 10"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Magazine

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Ladies Home Journal, Home Beautiful

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Deborah Harding, Red and White: American Redwork Quilts and Patterns, Rizzoli, 2000 p 92-95.

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?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

The top was found in the Berkshires by dealers from the area. Purchased in 2001, Deborah Harding

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt top

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum