QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6738

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

15.0105

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

2014:55.87

Quilt's title:

Cantrell

Who helped you fill out the form?

Aleia Brown

When was the form filled out?

2/28/2017

Quilt top made by:

Smoote II, Jim

Quilted by:

Smoote II, Jim

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2002

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging

Quiltmaker's gender:

Male

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Women of Color Quilters Network

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

50"

How long is the quilt?

50"

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue; Brown; Orange; Pink; Yellow

Type of inscription:

Date; Message; Single Inscription

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"Cantrell" 50"x50" Acrylic on digital print Hand appliqued assorted fabrics, pieced and hand quilted Jim S. Smoote II 11-02"

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

Nov. 2002

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Written on muslin

Describe where the inscription was found:

Bottom left of the back of the quilt

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Ink drawing; Painting; Photography/photo transfer

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt collector

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)

How was this quilt acquired?

Received as a gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

From the Collection of Carolyn Mazloomi

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum, all rights reserved