QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6978

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.0846

Owner's name for the quilt:

Whig Rose

When was the form filled out?

5/15/1985

Quilt top made by:

Robinson, Lettie Alena

Quilted by:

Robinson, Lettie Alena

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

Where the quilt was made, city:

Pontiac

Where the quilt was made, county:

Oakland

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt started?

Early 1930's

When was the quilt finished?

1/1935

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

First granddaughters graduation from high school

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Pontiac

Quiltmaker's county:

Oakland

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Lewis

Quiltmaker's birth date:

3/14/1870

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

6/12/1960

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Taught school 1886 and 1887 in Tuscola County, MI

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Lewis, Nathaniel Taylor

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Gillet, Angeline Melissa

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Robinson, Carey Bissell

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Furniture maker in Grand Rapids, Photographer 1900 on

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

75"

How long is the quilt?

80"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Size of quilt blocks:

14"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

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

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Quilt Fair/Guild Show, Kalamazoo, early 1980s

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Photos of quilter

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Doris M. Harvey

Quilt owner's city:

Kalamazoo

Quilt owner's county:

Kalamazoo

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

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

J.L. Hudsons valued this at $300 in 1934-5.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum