QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.1613

Owner's name for the quilt:

Trip Around the World

Quilt top made by:

Anthon, Mary E.

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Grand Rapids

Where the quilt was made, county:

Kent

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt finished?

1974

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made for President Ford as a remembrance of South High School. Presented to President Ford by Representative John Otterbacher.

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Grand Rapids

Quiltmaker's county:

Kent

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's educational background:

at least high school

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

61"

How long is the quilt?

73 1/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

99

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Velvet

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

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

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Corded

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Democratic Women's Club, UAW Regional Hall

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Gerald Ford Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Grand Rapids

Quilt owner's county:

Kent

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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