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:

06.0092

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

2006:142.2

Object label:

Pinwheel
Martha Durkee Blakeslee
Birmingham, Oakland County, Michigan
c1900
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2006:142.2

Quilt's title:

Pinwheel

Quilt top made by:

Blakeslee, Martha

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Birmingham

Where the quilt was made, county:

Oakland

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

c1900

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Birmingham

Quiltmaker's county:

Oakland

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Durkee

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10/8/1847

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

2/24/1923

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Durkee, John Franklin

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Durkee, Mary Elizabeth Beardslee

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Owner of Blakeslee Dry Goods, on Maple Road

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

70 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

79 1/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; Navy; White

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

72

Size of quilt blocks:

8 1/2"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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?

Straight grain; Back turned to front; 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 are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

The parallel lines are in the blocks and run diagonally, both horiztonally and vertically.

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

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees