QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6403

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:

13.0205

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

196945

Owner's name for the quilt:

Star Upon Star with pieced lattice

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:

1950-1975

When was the quilt started?

c1880

When was the quilt finished?

1950

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

72 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

78 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue; Brown; Green; Rust

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

15, 10 half blocks, 4 corner blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

12" (296 pieces per block)

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing; Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Sashing width:

4"

Number of borders:

none

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

Description of the back:

Heavy cotton canvas (2nd backing added later)

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

unknown

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

Very crude, done at time of adding second backing.

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:

Unknown

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees