QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6384

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Grand Rapids Public Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

13.0187

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

122518

Owner's name for the quilt:

Virginia Star

When was the form filled out?

June 1, 2012

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

possibly Lowell, Michigan

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

c1890

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

65 1/4"

How long is the quilt?

81"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White

Antique colors:

Turkey Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading; Tears or holes; Wear to edge or binding

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

10" x 10"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks; Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Sashing width:

3 3/4"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Separate binding applied; Bias grain; Front turned to back; Cording

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:

7

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

"Threads of Time," Summer 1996 "Ladies Circle Patchwork Quilt," 6/29/1989 publication photography session held at Voight House

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Grand Rapids Public Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Grand Rapids

Quilt owner's county:

Kent

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:

Acquired from Miss Eudora Estabrook, near Lowell, MI, April 25, 1956.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees