QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-5403

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

09.0190

Quilt's title:

Pink Kit Quilt

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 owner; Quilt collector

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:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

c1925

Quilt is presently used as:

Study or teaching aid; Other collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

76"

How long is the quilt?

82"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White; Yellow; Pink; Green

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

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

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Wreaths

Describe the quilting designs used:

The quilting is of very high quality. There is a feather wreath surrounding the center motif and cross hatching through the remainder of the quilt. The border has a variety of shapes in a scallop design around the border.

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

This pink and green appliqué quilt is very common to those patterns produced in the 1920’s and 1930’s. It is very well done with the inner pink border and the outer wider border. The large amount of open white space lends itself to beautiful quilting motifs. The quilting is of very high quality. There is a feather wreath surrounding the center motif and cross hatching through the remainder of the quilt. The border has a variety of shapes in a scallop design around the border.

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Kit

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Antique Quilt Exhibit, Michigan Quilt Network Showcase September 9-13, 2009; Lansing Center, Lansing, Michigan. #15

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Quilt collector

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