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12-8-7102

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Dearborn Historical Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.1263

Owner's name for the quilt:

Double X

When was the form filled out?

6/3/1985

Quilt top made by:

Ross, Ellen

Quilted by:

Ross, Ellen

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Dearborn

Where the quilt was made, county:

Wayne

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

c1885

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Dearborn

Quiltmaker's county:

Wayne

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

Her twin died in infancy

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

at age of 15 from TB

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Ross, Nathaniel

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Ross, Elizabeth McFadden

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Irish

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

64"

How long is the quilt?

81"

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

80

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

1 1/2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

How is the binding made?

Ruffles

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Uncoverings - A Legacy of Dearborn Quilmakers, by Margaret Malanyn, p.31

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Dearborn Historical Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Dearborn

Quilt owner's county:

Wayne

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

She willed the family house, contents and land to the City of Dearborn in 1950. Mary Elizabeth Ross

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

Cite this Quilt

Ross, Elle. Double X. c1885. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Dearborn Historical Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7102. Accessed: 03/28/24