QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.1623

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

1998:53.11

Object label:

Chimney Sweep
Emma Catherine Zink Frey and Mary Vida Schafer
Genessee County, MI c1923 (top), 1976 (finishing)
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#1998:53.11

Essay:

The top is signed "Emma C. Zink Frey, Flint Michigan 1920." Charles Frey, Emma's husband, was involved in the early years of General Motors in Flint, Michigan. Quilting designs include; outline in the blocks, Ocean Waves in the sashing, feathered hearts in the corners, an original Mary Schafer design in the border triangles, and parallel diagonal lines in the border.

Owner's name for the quilt:

Chimney Sweep

When was the form filled out?

9/9/1985

Quilt top made by:

Frey, Emma Catherine

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Mary Schafer added the border, marked the quiting design, and bound the quilt.

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

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, county:

Genessee

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

When was the quilt started?

c1923

When was the quilt finished?

1976

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Zink

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

General Motors, Flint

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

80.75"

How long is the quilt?

97"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Stains

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Emma C. Zink Frey, Flint, Michigan

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1920

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Describe where the inscription was found:

top

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

32

Sashing width:

2.75"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

2 5/8"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

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?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Hearts, Ocean Waves

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

KEVA

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum