QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-5862

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Montrose Historical & Telephone Pioneer Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

11.0001

Quilt's title:

16 Patch and Name Block

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Double Irish Chain

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

77"

How long is the quilt?

84"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

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:

9” x 9”

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the quilt setting:

Alternating with pieced squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

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:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Elbow/fan

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Montrose Historical and Telephone Pioneer Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Montrose

Quilt owner's county:

Genesee

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Presented to the museum as a gift from William and Elizabeth Lea, Montrose, MI in 1986. The quilt was made by William's aunt.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees