QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

00.0460

Owner's name for the quilt:

Thousand Pyramids

When was the form filled out?

9/1/1999

Quilt top made by:

Wolfe, Delpha Frances

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

1920s-1930s

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

North Liberty

Quiltmaker's state:

Indiana (IN)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Hostetler

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1885

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

2/1968

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

75"

How long is the quilt?

69"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Joan Scheer

Quilt owner's city:

Three Oaks

Quilt owner's county:

Berrien

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Delpha Wolfe

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum