QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6970

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:

85.0982

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

2110.1

Object label:

Princess Feather
Elizabeth Reisinger
Provenance unknown
1848
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2110.1

Quilt's title:

Princess Feather top

Owner's name for the quilt:

Princess Feather

Quilt top made by:

Reisinger, Miss Elizabeth

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

Received as a gift

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1848

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

How wide is the quilt?

104

How long is the quilt?

106

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Method used to make the inscription:

Other

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

On the quilt is a card giving information on name, owner, maker, date made and that it won second place but where it doesn't say.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

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?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

The quilt top was donated to the Michigan State University Museum in 1962 by Mrs. George McQuiston and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Warden.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Keva

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees