QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

13.0198

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

133619

Owner's name for the quilt:

Coxcomb

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

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

c1870

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

71 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

73"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

Binding has some fraying. One stain, yellowing. Fugitive green fabric.

Type of inscription:

Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Briggs 20

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Describe where the inscription was found:

back corner

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

25 + 12 half blocks + 4 corner blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

11" x 11"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Separate binding applied; Straight grain

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:

11

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

12

Describe the quilting designs used:

Wonderful, plentiful quilting. Blocks and lower outlines; hearts, leafs; sashing, grid pattern, intersects with cornerstones.

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 Mr. J. Gordon Boyce/Mrs. Harvey Barcus (belonged to Mrs. Jonathan Boyce), Portland, OR and Detroit, MI, July 1965.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees