QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-9220
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
86.0577
Quilt's title:
Fireside Visitor
When was the form filled out?
5/3/1986
If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:
Quilt owner
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Purchased the quilt
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1876-1900
When was the quilt finished?
c1900
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
77 1/2"
How long is the quilt?
77 1/2"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Damage:
Stains
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
16
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
Number of borders:
1
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
4
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:
9
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
9
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Coralie Biddick
Quilt owner's city:
Grand Rapids
Quilt owner's county:
Kent
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Purchase
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
antique dealer
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
;. Fireside Visitor. c1900. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-9220. Accessed: 04/19/24
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Unusual Pattern names
Sikarskie, Amanda Grace