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:

85.1325

Owner's name for the quilt:

Embroidered Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Redwork

When was the form filled out?

7/28/1985

Quilt top made by:

Zart, Ida

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1890

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Wetmore

This is a:

Finished quilt

Shape of edge:

Straight

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1890

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Concentric circles with spokes

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)

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