QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6140

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

13.0113

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

67.105.2

Owner's name for the quilt:

Robbing Peter to Pay Paul Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Orange Peel

Brackman # or other source & #:

1519b

When was the form filled out?

2013

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

Quilt owner

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

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1885

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

ca. 1885

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

98.5 in

How long is the quilt?

102 in

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

100

Size of quilt blocks:

7 in x 7 in

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

Inner green border width 5.75 inches; Center red border width 3.75 inches; outer green border width 4.75 inches

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Brown; Pink; Red

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

5

Describe the back:

Different fabrics; Machine sewn; Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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 thick is the quilt?

Medium

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6-7 stitches per inch

Width between quilting lines:

1.25; 1.5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

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

The back is made of two different fabrics. The center one has a brown ground with light brown, pink, rose, and red figures, roller printed. It depicts male and female tennis players playing mixed doubles, a women reclining in a hammock with a dog, 2 children playing, parrot tulip, birds, roses, ferns, trees, morning glories, etc. It resembles fabrics printed by Cocheco Print Works in Dover, New Hampshire in 1886 (see: JUST NEW FROM THE MILLS: PRINTED COTTONS IN AMERICA, 1987, p.58). The repeat is 16.5" x 24". On two sides are strips of a dark brown ground floral with rose and red parrot tulip and foliage separated by blue, petalled stylized flowers with gold foliage. The pattern is heavily influenced by William Morris designed floral prints.

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum Representative

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private- Nonprofit Organization

Quilt owner's name:

The Henry Ford

Quilt owner's city:

Dearborn

Quilt owner's county:

Wayne

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

The Henry Ford

Copyright holder:

The Henry Ford