QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-7555

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.1380

Owner's name for the quilt:

Dolphin Quilt

Quilt top made by:

Gallagher, Maxine

Quilted by:

Gallagher, Maxine

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Maple Rapids

Where the quilt was made, county:

Clinton

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

10/1985

When was the quilt finished?

10/1986

Why was the quilt made?

Fundraising

Details about why the quilt was made:

For a raffle for Sub. Vets WWII Scholarship

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Maple Rapids

Quiltmaker's county:

Clinton

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Riker

Quiltmaker's birth date:

6/26/1923

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High school, business college

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

retired

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Riker, Ormel

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Riker, Mable Martin

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Irish Scotch

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

64"

How long is the quilt?

78"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Number of quilt blocks:

15

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch, Dolphins

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Maxine Gallagher

Quilt owner's city:

Maple Rapids

Quilt owner's county:

Clinton

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

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