QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-9308
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
86.0919
Owner's name for the quilt:
Orange Peel
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Joseph's Coat, Peeled Orange
Brackman # or other source & #:
451
When was the form filled out?
8/25/1986
Name of the group that made the quilt:
Abbott Arkansas Quilting Group
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?
Inherited
Where the quilt was made, city:
Abbott
Where the quilt was made, county:
Scott
Where the quilt was made, state:
Arkansas (AR)
Time period:
1901-1929
When was the quilt started?
1900-1910
Quiltmaker's gender:
Group
Quiltmaker's city:
Abbott
Quiltmaker's state:
Arkansas (AR)
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
68 3/4"
How long is the quilt?
98 3/4"
Shape of edge:
Scalloped
Shape of corners:
Rounded
What color is the quilt?
White
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Stains
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
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
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
10
How is the binding made?
Bias grain
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Describe the quilting designs used:
Outline/Ditch
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Barb Owsley
Quilt owner's city:
Houghton
Quilt owner's county:
Houghton
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Rose Plummer, grandmother
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
;. Orange Peel. 1901-1929. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-9308. Accessed: 04/25/24