QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

04.0194

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

2004:132.2

Object label:

Hour Glass
Mae Wilson
Provenance unknown
c1920
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2004:132.2

Owner's name for the quilt:

Broken Dish

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Pinwheel Variation

Quilt top made by:

Wilson, Mae

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

North Manchester

Where the quilt was made, state:

Indiana (IN)

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

c1920

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

72"

How long is the quilt?

72 3/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Antique colors:

Madder Brown

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

32 pieced

Size of quilt blocks:

vary from 7 /12" - 8 1/2"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

5 1/2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Width between quilting lines:

1"

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Double X in blocks

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Steven Soward purchased this quilt from Xenia Cord. A photo copy of her sales tag and description are in the FAD file.

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

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)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

4/23/2004, Steven Sowards, donor purchased the quilt from Xenia Cord

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum