QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-7172

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:

85.1331

Owner's name for the quilt:

Rose of Sharon

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Applique Rose variation

Biography of the quiltmaker?

This quilt may have been made as part of the bride's dowry by one of the Rynearson sisters.

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Rynearson sisters

Where the quilt was made, city:

Buchanan

Where the quilt was made, county:

Berrien

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

When was the quilt finished?

c1840

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's city:

Buchanan

Quiltmaker's county:

Berrien

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

How wide is the quilt?

82"

How long is the quilt?

82"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

4

Size of quilt blocks:

36"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Applique flowering vine

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Michigan Quilts: A Celebration of 150 Years of Textile Tradition, East Lansing, MI, September 12-November 1, 1987, Kresge Art Museum, MSU

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

"Fifteen Dearborn Quilts", Uncoverings 1982, by Margaret Malanyn, p.87-100. Uncoverings - A Legacy of Dearborn Quilmakers, by Margaret Malanyn, p11. Fifteen Early Dearborn Quilts, by Margaret Malanyn, p3

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)

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Mrs. Arley (Esther) Meeker, donor

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum