QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-5203
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:
08.0114 AIQP
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
TC1998:4
Object label:
Turtles
Maker unknown
Honolulu, Hawaii
1997
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#TC1998:4
Quilt's title:
Turtle
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
Where the quilt was made, city:
Honolulu
Where the quilt was made, state:
Hawaii (HI)
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt finished?
1997
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Native American
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
42 1/2"
How long is the quilt?
46 1/2"
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Echo
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 purchased at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii, then donated to the MSU Museum.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Who photographed this quilt?
Pearl Yee Wong
Copyright holder:
MSU Board of Trustees
Cite this Quilt
Turtle. 1997. 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=12-8-5203. Accessed: 03/29/24
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