QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.0044

Owner's name for the quilt:

Rail Fence

When was the form filled out?

2/15/1986

Quilt top made by:

Holmes, Mary O.

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hughes

Where the quilt was made, county:

St. Francis

Where the quilt was made, state:

Arkansas (AR)

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Muskegon

Quiltmaker's county:

Muskegon

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Brown

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10/3/1916

Quiltmaker's educational background:

11th grade, beauty school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Prostestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Cosmetologist

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Brown, Edmund

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Brown, Carrie Bursey

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

chauffer, truck delivery

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

With family members

This is a:

Finished quilt

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Mary O. Brown Holmes

Quilt owner's city:

Muskegon

Quilt owner's county:

Muskegon

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

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

Star, sentimental

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum