QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-2475

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:

85.0439

Owner's name for the quilt:

Hourglass Variation

When was the form filled out?

10/12/1984

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Ladies G.A.R. Society

Where the quilt was made, city:

Athens

Where the quilt was made, county:

Calhoun

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt started?

1885

When was the quilt finished?

1886

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's city:

Athens

Quiltmaker's county:

Calhoun

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Ladies G.A.R. Society

Where does/did the group meet?

Athens, MI

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

74"

How long is the quilt?

75 7/8"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Names and military companies of men and others Michigan who served in the Civil War. First Row: George W. Putnam, Co. I 7th Michigan Infantry; D.I. Fritz, Co. F 166 Ohio Infantry; Joseph M. Holcomb, Co. C 20th Michigan Infantry; Cyrus C. Witter, Co. C 20th Michigan Infantry, Died at Dansvill, Pa. Dec. 19, 1864; C.M. Muson, Co K. 11th Iowa Infantry; George A. Howard, Co I 9th Michigan Cavalry, Died Sept. 29, 1865; Royal Taylor, Co A. 11th Michigan Infantry; Hiram A. Walker, Co G. Merrills Horse, Died April 13, 1874; C. Hampton, Co H. Merrills Horse Michigan Volunteer; Ezra Webb, Co E. 105th Regiment Ohio; John Cullen, Co K. 7th Michigan Infantry, Killed at Cold Harbor, Va. May 31, 1864; T.J. Jordan, Co. 7 11th Michigan Cavalry. Second Row: Frank A. Pratt, Co M. 2nd Michigan Cavalry; Stephen A. Bannen (?) Co D. 190th P.V.I.; M.J. Wood, Co. H. 12th Michigan Infantry; C.L. Carpenter, Co. A. 11th Michigan Infantry; George W. Brokaw, Co H. New York Volunteers; Henry Kochler, Co. A. 120 P.V.I.; B.F. Brownell, Co. H. Merrill Horse, 2nd Missouri Cavalry, Michigan Batallion; J.H. Watkins, Co. H. 13 Michigan Infantry; E. Strickland, Co. A. First Engineers & Mechanics; H.S. Thomas, Co. C. 17th Michigan Infantry; Elind L. Davis, Co. K. 14th Michigan Vet. Volunteers Infantry, 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 14th Army Corps. Third Row: N.H. Kindig, Co. E. 166th P.V.I., (Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry?); H.K. Kindig, Co. H. 19th Michigan Infantry; R.G. Mason, Co. B. 104th Ohio Infantry; John T. Storey, Co. G. 2nd Michigan Infantry, Co. K. 13th Michigan Infantry; Pieced by the /Ladies G.A.R./Society, Athens, Michigan/1885-/86; Rial A. Carpenter, Co. A. 12th Michigan Volunteer Infantry; E.M. Johnson, Co. K. 15th Michigan Infantry; C.H. Kindig, Co. I. 29th Ohio V.V.I. (Veteran Volunteer Infantry). Fourth Row: G.W. Mellers, Co. A. 6th Michigan Infantry; A. Ritter, Co. B. 5 Ionia Volunteers; T.H. Cove, Co. B. 44th Illinois Infantry; J.E. Mason, Co. H. Merrill Horse; G.A.R. /F-R-A-N-K M-A-S-O-N/ Post No. 242/Athens - Mich.; Serg. E.W. Watkins, Co. K. 11th Michigan Infantry Volunteer; James Oldacre, Co. C. 20th, Co. K. 2nd michigan; E. Twiss Surgeon 16th Kansas Cavalry; W. Culp, Co. B. 6th O.V.C. (Ohio Volunteer Cavalry?). Fifth Row: Charles Fulmer, Co. A. 11th Michigan Infantry; W. Mullen, Co. A. 2nd Michigan; Henry L. Carpenter, Co. A. 12th Michigan Infantry Volunteer; J.W. Taylor, Co. F. 12th Michigan Infantry; E.H. Coller, Surgeon, 12th Michigan Volunteer Infantry; H.F. Watkins, Co. F 1st Michigan Infantry; Joel Lee, Co. E. 11th Michigan Infantry; Hiram J. Wilson, Co. D. 18th Michigan Infantry; Thomas Hope, Co. K. 16th Ohio Infantry. Sixth Row: A.A. Allen, Co. I. 7th Michigan Cavalry; Thomas Carr, Co. J. 11th Infantry Michigan; S. Houxly, Co. A. 11th Michigan Infantry; D.B. Ware, Co. F., 6th Michigan Volunteer, Heavy Artillery; J.H. Watkins, Co. H. Merrill Horse; Benjamin R. Taylor, Co. H. 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics; Benning W. Blodgett, Co. H. 12th Michigan Infantry; Cyrus Silkworth, Co. A. 1st Engineers and Mechanics; John L. Wilson, Co. K. 12th Michigan Infantry; A.A. Holcomb, Captain, Co. T. 28 Michigan Infantry; William R. Thomas, Co. A. 11 Michigan Infantry; A.T. Stiles, Co. C. 20 Michigan Infantry; A. Tuniston or Tunistor, Co. A. 13 Infantry, Michigan; Calvin McCrary, Co. M. 5th Michigan Cavalry, Killed at Hanes Shop, May 28, 1864; Zenias Brott, Co. D. 1st Michigan Sharp Shooters; A. Wisner, Co. C. 20 Michigan Infantry; John B. Flint, Co. B., 25 Indiana Infantry, 3rd brigade, 17th Corp, Middle Division, Army of Cumberland; William Hicks, Co. I. 12th Michigan Infantry; Isacre (?) Closson, Co. B. 4 S. Indiana; M.M. Dickerson, Co. C. 9th Michigan Infantry; Abram Lance, 1st Michigan Light Artillery.

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1885-1886

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

49

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of borders:

Originally, probably 2

Describe the borders:

1 3/4", 1 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:

3

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

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:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Art of Needle and Loom, Lansing, MI, 1984-85, Michigan Historical Museum

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:

Mary K. Ware, C.E. Ware

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum