QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

09.0182

Quilt's title:

Hour Glass

When was the form filled out?

10/28/2009

Quilt top made by:

Unknown, Maker

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt collector; Quilt owner

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

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1845

Quilt is presently used as:

Other collection; Study or teaching aid

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

80"

How long is the quilt?

82"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; Brown; Pink

Antique colors:

Prussian Blue or Lafayette Blue

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

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

This Hour Glass quilt is dated circa 1845. There are wonderful examples of fabric from this period including Prussian blue, pinks, rainbow prints, browns and blues. With the invention of the roller press, fabric printers experimented with dye. By gradually shading the colors on the roller, they could obtain a rainbow of different colors or different intensities in the fabric. Prussian blue dye was introduced in the U.S. in 1832. It was often printed with a drab tan and combined with other colors. This quilt contains a variety of rainbow prints and Prussian blue. Even more surprising is the fabric on the back, which is a loosely woven cheater print. Cheater fabric dates all the way back to the second quarter of the 19th century.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Antique Quilt Exhibit, Michigan Quilt Network Showcase September 9-13, 2009; Lansing Center, Lansing, Michigan. #7

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt collector; Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Virginia Anderson and April Yorks

Quilt owner's county:

Genesee

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Beth Donaldson

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees