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:

06.0053

Owner's name for the quilt:

Double T

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Capital T

Brackman # or other source & #:

1662c

When was the form filled out?

3/15/2003

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?

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1870-1880

Quilt is presently used as:

Investment

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

75 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

86 3/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Antique colors:

Madder Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Label by owner

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

10 1/2"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

4"

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

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:

12

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

12

Width between quilting lines:

3/8"

Describe the quilting designs used:

Leaf

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Linda Stoepker

Quilt owner's city:

Dorr

Quilt owner's county:

Allegan

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

At antique shop in Shenandoah Valley, VA in 1999, for $450.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum