QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-8671

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:

86.0886

Owner's name for the quilt:

Floral embroidery

When was the form filled out?

8/14/1986

Quilt top made by:

Smith, Ona Dort

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

Inherited

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt finished?

1965

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Ypsilanti

Quiltmaker's county:

Washtenaw

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Post

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10/27/1897

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

6/6/1978

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Post, Daniel G.

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Dart, Mary Louise

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

carpenter, painter

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Shape of edge:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Number of borders:

2

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

How is the binding made?

Unfinished/raw edge

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Thomas and Faye Glover

Quilt owner's city:

L'Anse

Quilt owner's county:

Baraga

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Ona Dort Post Smith, mother

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

The quilter developed Parkinson's disease before she could complete it, hand tremors made it impossible for her to continue with her sewing. The front was put away and not found until after her death but her daughter is now planning to finish the quilt.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt top

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum