QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6615

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

14.0059

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

2014:54.1

Owner's name for the quilt:

Album

When was the form filled out?

8/28/2014

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Friends of Reverend Doctor Messler

Where the quilt was made, city:

Somerville

Where the quilt was made, state:

New Jersey (NJ)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt started?

1845

When was the quilt finished?

July 1845

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

109"

How long is the quilt?

109"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Type of inscription:

Date; Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Many

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1845

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on block

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

36

Size of quilt blocks:

11"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point, rotated 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery; Ink drawing; Painting

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

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?

Straight grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

3/4" wide finished textured tape

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

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:

Clio, MI. Wilma Thoms, who received it from Cornelia Messler Gillespie. It was passed down through Cornelia's family.

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Celebration of Reverend Doctor Abraham Messler's service to congregations in New Jersey and New York. First Reformed Dutch Church was his pastorate at the time the quilt was made. This was in Somerville, New Jersey.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum