QUILT INDEX RECORD
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