QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6698

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:

13.0022

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

TC1993:3.1

Object label:

Silk Log Cabin Quilt top
Maker unknown
Provenance unknown
c1890
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#TC1993.3.1

Owner's name for the quilt:

Log Cabin Straight Furrows

When was the form filled out?

1993

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

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

How wide is the quilt?

73"

How long is the quilt?

83"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Black; Brown; Gold; Green; Navy; Pink; Red

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

90

Size of quilt blocks:

8" x 8"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Velvet

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Foundation Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

90, a variety of cottons including loosely woven (almost burlap), light turquoise, gold faded floral

How is the binding made?

Unfinished/raw edge

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- Michigan State University Museum

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?

Purchase

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees