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12-8-7023

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:

85.0943

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

9451CW

Object label:

Old Italian Block
Sally Moore
Landon County, New Hampshire
c1850
Collection of Michigan State University acc. #9451CW

Owner's name for the quilt:

Old Italian Block

Brackman # or other source & #:

2881

When was the form filled out?

12-4-1984

Quilt top made by:

Moore, Sally

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Landon

Where the quilt was made, state:

New Hampshire (NH)

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

c1850

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

London

Quiltmaker's state:

New Hampshire (NH)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Emerson

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

97

How long is the quilt?

104

Shape of edge:

T-cutout

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Sashing width:

4"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

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)

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

9/1952, Chamberlain Warren Museum, donor

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

Original donor: Mrs. Edward O. Punchard

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

Moore, Sall. Old Italian Block. c1850. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7023. Accessed: 03/28/24