QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-2304

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan History Center Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.0429

Owner's name for the quilt:

Dutchman's Puzzle

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Devil's Puzzle, Balkan Puzzle, Chinese Puzzle

When was the form filled out?

11/1/1984

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Possibly Clarissa Eunice Field Springer

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

late 19th century

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

62 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

71 1/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

16 full blocks, 4 half blocks

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

2 1/2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

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:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan History Center, Michigan Historical Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilt was in the home of Hilard Springer, Shelby, MI, Oceana County, late 1800s early 1900s. Hiland and Clarissa are parents of Dora's husband. Mrs. Willard Springer

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum