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:

07.0009

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

2007:107.9

Object label:

Musselman Star Quilt
Mrs. Sam Musselman
Pennsylvania
c1870
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2007:107.9

Quilt's title:

Musselman Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Variable Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

2141a

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Blue Ridge Summit

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?

c1850

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's city:

Blue Ridge Summit

Quiltmaker's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

88"

How long is the quilt?

88"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

36

Size of quilt blocks:

9"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

There are 4 borders, each 1 3/4" wide. The border fabrics repeat from the body of the quilt, the first border being the shirting, then pink, red and finally pink.

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:

The stars are a red and black check. The background is a cream shirting featuring the card suits; spades, clubs, diamonds, hearts. The alternate squares are of a double pink floral plaid.

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?

Gray

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

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 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:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Width between quilting lines:

1"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Single 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)

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 from Time Traveler Antiques, Gettysburg, PA, on 2/7/1998.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees