QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Marquette Regional History Center Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

16.0027

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

MRHC0012

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Rising Sun

Who helped you fill out the form?

Nancy Henderson, Alice Johnson, Karen Suksi

When was the form filled out?

12/14/2015

Quilt top made by:

Unknown

Quilted by:

Unknown

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Museum Volunteers

Where the quilt was made, city:

Unknown

Time period:

1876-1900

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative; Home decoration; Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Shape of edge:

Straight

Embellishments used:

Silk thread; Wool thread

Description of the back:

Garbardine Twill

Describe the quilt filling:

Backing in good condition.

Quilt owner's name:

Marquette Regional History Center

Quilt owner's city:

Marquette

Quilt owner's county:

Marquette

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:

Donor unknown.

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