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:

07.0007

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

2007:107.7

Object label:

Dunkard's Bear Paw
A. Duncle
Morrison's Cover, Bedord County, Pennsylvania
c1865
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2007:107.7

Essay:

This quilt was made by a member of the Dunkard, or Church of the Brethren religion. This is a Pennsylvania Dutch sect who believe in baptism by immersion in a flowing river.

Quilt's title:

Dunkard's Bear Paw

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Bear's Paw

Brackman # or other source & #:

1879 variation

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Morrison's Cove

Where the quilt was made, county:

Bedford

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

c1865

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's city:

Morrison's Cove

Quiltmaker's county:

Bedford

Quiltmaker's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

74"

How long is the quilt?

76"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Cream; Red

Antique colors:

Chocolate Brown or Hershey Brown; Double Pink

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Stains

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

11"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

3 1/2

Number of borders:

1

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

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

What color is the back of the quilt?

Red

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Describe the binding:

The outer edge has an unusual finish. A turkey red print fabric is attached to the back of the, quilt, then brought to the front and appliqued with a sawtooth finish, to create a binding and border in the same step.

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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

greater than one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

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:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

11

Width between quilting lines:

1 1/4"

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

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 this quilt from The Antique Quilt Source, Carlisle, PA probably in 1998 or 1999.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees