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:

85.2113

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

6119.7

Object label:

Solomon's Puzzle
Laura May Clarke and Bozena Vilhelmina Clarke
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Top made by Laura in 1926, quilted by Bozena in 1927
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#6119.7

Owner's name for the quilt:

Solomon's Puzzle

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Drunkard's Path

When was the form filled out?

10/11/1986

Quilt top made by:

Clarke, Laura Mae

Quilted by:

Clarke, Bozena Vilhelmina

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Detroit

Where the quilt was made, county:

Wayne

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt started?

1926

When was the quilt finished?

1927

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Detroit

Quiltmaker's county:

Wayne

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Clarke

Quiltmaker's birth date:

7/22/1900

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

3/7/1978

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Bohemian (Czech), English

Quiltmaker's educational background:

BA in education from Wayne State University.

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Congregational

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Kindergarten School Teacher. One year she was National President of NEA Kindergarten Division. She was Teacher of the Month in Detroit, June, 1962.

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Clarke, William George

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Bad Axe, Michigan

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Clarke, Bozena Vilhelmina Motl

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Detroit, Michigan

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Bohemian (Czechoslovekia)

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

74 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

87 1/4"

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Pieced by Laura M. Clarke

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1926 and 1927

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

63

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

1 3/4", 4 1/4"

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:

4

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Patternpieces. Photos of quilter

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?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

12-11-1985, Dr. Harriet A. Clarke, donor

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

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

She worked mostly on the tops and occassionally quilted. Her mother Bozena Clarke did most of her quilting.

Who photographed this quilt?

Mark Eifert

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum