QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-5317

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Iron County Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.0620

Owner's name for the quilt:

Bear Paw Signature

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sunshine

Brackman # or other source & #:

2055

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

1908

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

74"

How long is the quilt?

84"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Repairs:

Rebound

What is inscribed on the quilt?

presented to Mrs. Charles Reubsegger April 25, 1908. Presented to the Mother of Mertie Vaughan. Each block had signature and there are 5 in sashes

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

April 25, 1908

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

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:

Grid/crosshatch

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Iron County Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Caspian

Quilt owner's county:

Iron

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum