QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-7055

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:

85.0993

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

3325.2

Object label:

Flying Geese Doll Quilt
Maker unknown
Montcalm County, Michigan
c1900
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#3325.2

Quilt's title:

Flying Geese Doll Quilt

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, county:

Montcalm

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1876-1900

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

29 3/4

How long is the quilt?

40 1/2

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Orange

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Horizontal strip

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

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

less than a half inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1/4

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

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)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

This quilt was donated to the Michigan State University Museum in 1969 by Miss Martha Cady.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

The quilt was made to be used for:

Doll quilt/toy

Who photographed this quilt?

Keva

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees