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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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