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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-2389

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:

85.0434

Owner's name for the quilt:

Pink & Blue Quilt

When was the form filled out?

10/30/1984

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

last half of the 19th century

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

36"

How long is the quilt?

69 1/2"

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Describe the damage:

Frayed

Repairs:

Cut down to smaller size

Describe the repairs:

Pink cotton back was once machine sewn, seams ripped and resewn by hand. The quilt has had its sides turned in 1/4 of the way; hand sewn to itself. Very messy looking treatment.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Pink

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

11

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Where did the maker get their materials?

Old clothes

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)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Back appears to have been pieces of shirt.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

;. Pink & Blue Quilt. last half of the 19th century. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan History Center Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-2389. Accessed: 03/28/24