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:

87.0428

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

JE-CL-28

Owner's name for the quilt:

Rose Applique Variation

When was the form filled out?

3/11/1987

Quilt top made by:

Jenison, Alice

Quilted by:

Jenison, Alice

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

Inherited

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

c. 1880

Details about why the quilt was made:

Probably made by Alice Cowles Jenison as a crib quilt for son Frederick Jenison

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Lansing

Quiltmaker's county:

Ingham

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Cowles

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10/4/1860

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

11/12/1915

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Operated Dry Goods Store

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Cowles, Albert

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

Operated Lansing Dry Goods Store, 121-123 North Washington Ave., Lansing

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

37 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

28 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Vertical strip

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

1 1/8", 1 1/4"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

10

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch, Leaves

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Jenison Family. Papers Acc. # HC 294 Donor: Office of the Vice President for Business and Finance, MSU 1877-1939 14 Hollinger Boxes and One oversize volume, 4.80 Cubic Feet Property Rights: Michigan State University

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Dept. of Human Environment and Design, Historic Collection at Michigan State University

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

From the estate of Frederick Jenison, son of maker

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