QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-5044
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:
07.0017
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
2007:107.17
Object label:
Double T
Maker unknown
Provenance unknown
c1890
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2007:107.17
Quilt's title:
Double T
Subject of the quilt:
30
Brackman # or other source & #:
2901a
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
Time period:
1876-1900
When was the quilt finished?
c1890
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
69 1/2"
How long is the quilt?
79 1/2"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Rounded
What color is the quilt?
White
Antique colors:
Lancaster Blue
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Damage:
Stains
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
10"
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks
Sashing width:
2 3/4"
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?
White
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?
Bias grain; 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:
4
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
In-the-ditch
Describe the quilting designs used:
X's in the center square of each block
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt collector
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.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Who photographed this quilt?
Pearl Yee Wong
Copyright holder:
MSU Board of Trustees
Cite this Quilt
Double T. c1890. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-5044. Accessed: 03/29/24
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