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12-8-2525

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

00.0578

Owner's name for the quilt:

Red Work

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Redwork

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?

Received as a gift

When was the quilt finished?

1890-1910

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

78"

How long is the quilt?

89"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

32

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

inner red; outer white

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Geraldine Roberson

Quilt owner's city:

Niles

Quilt owner's county:

Berrien

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Red work quilt was given to me by a friend of my daughters. Came from Missouri. It belonged to Dorothy Van Dellan. It was made by her mother about late 1800s.

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

Cite this Quilt

;. Red Work. 1890-1910. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-2525. Accessed: 03/29/24