QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-7656
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project; Detroit Historical Museum Collection
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
85.2022
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
47.17.1
Owner's name for the quilt:
Milky Way variation
When was the form filled out?
8/21/1985
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1876-1900
When was the quilt finished?
1875-1900
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
89 1/2"
How long is the quilt?
90"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
49
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by pieced pattern sashing
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:
5
How is the binding made?
Straight 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?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
6
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public-Other
Quilt owner's name:
Detroit Historical Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Detroit
Quilt owner's county:
Wayne
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Mrs. Gerald McCoy, donor, the quilt was part of his grandmother's wedding outfit, 11/26/1829
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
;. Milky Way variation. 1875-1900. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Detroit Historical Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7656. Accessed: 03/28/24