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:

07.0001

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

2007:107.1

Object label:

Wholecloth
Maker unknown
Provenance unknown
c1800
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2007:107.1

Quilt's title:

Wholecloth

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

Received as a gift

Time period:

Pre-1799

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

79 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

91"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Brown; Cream

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

on the sides only

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Late 18th century brown floral woodblock print, late 18th century black floral woodblock print.

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:

3 pieces of c1870 madder geometric print

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Black

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Width between quilting lines:

1"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

It is quilted in zig-zag parallel diagonal lines 1" apart, over the entire surface.

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)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

This quilt was donated to the MSU Museum by Kitty Clark Cole. Kitty purchased it from Nancy Stronczek Antiques, Greenfield, MA on 12/7/1999.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees