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:

88.0127

Quilt's title:

Homage to Broadway

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sampler

Quilt top made by:

Beckman, Pauline

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1976-1999

Details about why the quilt was made:

After a design by Dee Appleman, for her husband's birthday. Herbert Appleman, award-winning playright and musical comedy composer, taught drama at Harvard and Oakland University in Rochester, MI.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Birmingham

Quiltmaker's county:

Oakland

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

This is a:

Finished quilt

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Rex Harrison Julie Andrews My Fair Lady. Barbra Streisand Sydney Chaplin Funny Girl. Gertrude Lawrence The King and I Yul Brenner. Kiss Me Kate. Heyday. Leonard Bernstein West Side Story. Zero Mostel Fiddler on the Roof. 1776. She Loves Me

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Sampler

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Describe the source of the pattern:

"Homage to Broadway" inspired by jacket covers of famous Broadway musicals.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Pauline Beckman

Quilt owner's city:

Birmingham

Quilt owner's county:

Oakland

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed the pattern

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum