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:

86.1550

Owner's name for the quilt:

Log Cabin

Biography of the quiltmaker?

She was a very frugal woman, well educated, who believed in hard work and wasted nothingl She was well read, very religious, even traveled a bit.

When was the form filled out?

10/16/1986

Quilt top made by:

Oliver, Mrs. S.S.

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, state:

Colorado (CO)

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt started?

1890

When was the quilt finished?

1900

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's state:

Colorado (CO)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

before 1920 at age 70s

Quiltmaker's educational background:

well educated in England

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

62 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

53"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Satin

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Brocade

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Description of the back:

Brocade

What color is the back of the quilt?

Black

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

Where did the maker get their materials?

Old clothes

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Recognition Day (MAEH), Kalamazoo, MI, 1985

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

M. Virginia Hirshey

Quilt owner's city:

Three Rivers

Quilt owner's county:

St. Joseph

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Mrs. S. S. Oliver to son and daughter-in-law GH Oliver DVM and Rose Oliver; to sister Mary K Johnson to daughter M. Virginia (Johnson) Hirshey

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum