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Nine Patch; Possibly a nine patch with solid cloth blocks in between

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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