QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

85.1302

Owner's name for the quilt:

Broken Star

When was the form filled out?

5/13/1985

Quilt top made by:

LaGore, Mrs.

Quilted by:

LaGore, Mrs.

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Galien

Where the quilt was made, county:

Berrien

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

c1850

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Galien

Quiltmaker's county:

Berrien

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

69"

How long is the quilt?

85"

What color is the quilt?

Green

Number of borders:

3

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch, Clover

Contests entered:

Berrien County Fair, Berrien Springs, MI, , Antique Patchwork Division, 3rd Prize ribbon is attached to the corner of the quilt

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:

Mrs. U.H. Rudd, great-granddaughter, donor

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