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12-8-8002

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.1932

Owner's name for the quilt:

Bow Tie

When was the form filled out?

11/16/1985

Quilt top made by:

Lord, Mary Nell

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

Inherited

Where the quilt was made, city:

Lansing

Where the quilt was made, county:

Clinton

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

c1940

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

Details about why the quilt was made:

The quilt was made by a neighbor of my grandmother and the lady was dying of cancer. She gave the quilt to my grandmother with several others and squares or blocks. She lived alone and quilted something beautiful to do while she waited to die.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Lansing

Quiltmaker's county:

Ingham

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

12/24/1947

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's educational background:

2 yrs. MSU

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

none

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Student

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Lord, John B.

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

White Protestant

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Lord, Ellen

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

white protestant

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

68"

How long is the quilt?

87"

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

80

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

How is the binding made?

Unfinished/raw edge

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mary Nell Lord

Quilt owner's city:

Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

This is a top and I will quilt it someday.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Stars, I like space

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

Lord, Mary Nel. Bow Tie. c1940. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-8002. Accessed: 03/28/24