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:

07.0026

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

2007:116.1

Object label:

Wholecloth Quilt
Maker unknown
Kingston, New York
c1780
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2007:116.1

Essay:

There is a label on the quilt that indicates it was loaned at some point to either a museum, an historical society, or other civic group for an exhibition. The label reads: "Loaned by the Misses Du Bois, 49 Washington Ave. Quilt belonging to Rachel Hardenberg Married in 1781 to Captain Matthew Jansen."

Rachel Hardenberg was the niece of Johannes G. Hardenberg (1731-1812) who settled in the Hudson Valley. Objects from his home have been collected by the Winterthur Museum. Captain Matthew Jansen belonged to the Ulster County Militia [New York] who fought at different periods from October 25, 1775 until 1782 in the Revolutionary War. They had seven children and belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church.

Quilt's title:

Wholecloth

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Kingston

Where the quilt was made, state:

New York (NY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

Pre-1799

When was the quilt finished?

c1780

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

75 1/4"

How long is the quilt?

90 3/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; Cream; Pink; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Number of quilt blocks:

Center is made of four pieces.

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

With cornerstones

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; 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:

1

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Woven tape

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 are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell; Grid/crosshatch

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

There is a label on the quilt that indicates it was loaned at some point to either a museum, an historical society, or other civic group for an exhibition. The label reads: "Loaned by the Misses Du Bois, 49 Washington Ave. Quilt belonging to Rachel Hardenberg Married in 1781 to Captain Matthew Jansen."

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?

Purchase

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees