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:

04.0208

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

2004:156.1

Object label:

Oak Leaf
Maker unknown
New York or New Jersey
c1880
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2004:156.1

Owner's name for the quilt:

Oak Leaf

Brackman # or other source & #:

17.20

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

Inherited

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

c1880

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

85"

How long is the quilt?

91"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Antique colors:

Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

13 full, 12 half, 4 quarter

Size of quilt blocks:

16"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

3" plain red

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

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

greater than one inch

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

3 1/2"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

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:

10

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

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?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

11/16/2004, Ethel J. Armeling

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Donor Ethel Armeling says, Quilt given to my uncle by a cousin. He had the quilt when he married my aunt in 1934.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum