QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-2440
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:
85.0437
Owner's name for the quilt:
Nine Patch
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Possibly a nine patch with solid cloth blocks in between
When was the form filled out?
11/5/1984
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1850-1875
When was the quilt finished?
mid 19th century
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
6"
How long is the quilt?
9 1/2"
Quilt's condition:
Poor/very worn
Damage:
Dirty
What is inscribed on the quilt?
"Piece of quilt under which R.E. Lee slept the night before his surrender, April 9, 1865."
Method used to make the inscription:
Attached label
Describe where the inscription was found:
Tag found on quilt
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
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
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
7
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
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
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
;. Nine Patch. mid 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=12-8-2440. Accessed: 03/28/24