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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-3003

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.1718

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

6638.3

Object label:

Brick Wall
Mary Louise Lyon
Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Michigan
1876
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#6638.3

Essay:

Though at first this quilt appears to be a simple scrap quilt, closer inspection reveals a quilt that uses many fine examples of period fabrics in rectangles large enough to study. Included are many versions of Lane's Net, a fabric originally produced in the Lane factory in England when a fabric of thin stripes was crimped in the printing process to create a design with jagged angles. Example's of Lane's Net seen here include some in brown, double pink, and Lancaster blue (this fabric so-called because it was made only in Lancaster, Pennsylvania). Another interesting fabric used in this quilt is "cheater cloth" - fabric printed to look like patchwork. The overall soft brown and double pink color combination of this quilt is typical of the time period.

By Beth Donaldson, excerpted from American Quilts from Michigan State University Museum.

Quilt's title:

Brick Wall

Owner's name for the quilt:

One patch

Brackman # or other source & #:

132a

Quilt top made by:

Lyon, Maria Louise

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hillsdale

Where the quilt was made, county:

Hillsdale

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1876

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Former quilt owner and appraiser Merry Silber

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Hillsdale

Quiltmaker's county:

Hillsdale

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

78 1/2

How long is the quilt?

88

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Brown; Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

920

Size of quilt blocks:

2 x 4

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Same block throughout

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Print; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

11

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

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

less than a half inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

3/8

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Blanket or flannel

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Though at first this quilt appears to be a simple scrap quilt, closer inspection reveals a quilt that uses many fine examples of period fabrics in rectangles large enough to study. Included are many versions of Lane?s Net, a fabric originally produced in the Lane factory in England when a fabric of thin stripes was crimped in the printing process to create a design with jagged angles. Examples of Lane?s Net seen here include some in brown, double pink, and Lancaster blue (this fabric so-called because it was made only in Lancaster, Pennsylvania). Another interesting fabric used in this quilt is ?cheater cloth??fabric printed to look like patchwork.

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

This quilt was donated to the Michigan State University Museum by Merry and Albert Silber in 1987.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Keva

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees

Cite this Quilt

Lyon, Maria Louis. Brick Wall. 1876. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-3003. Accessed: 03/28/24

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