QUILT INDEX RECORD
2-33-18
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Signature Quilt Pilot Project
Who documented this quilt?
Signature Quilt Project Public Submission
Signature Quilt Pilot Project Number:
09.0109
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Grandmother's Fan
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Fan
Brackman # or other source & #:
3323
How wide is the quilt?
72 1/2"
How long is the quilt?
78 1/2"
What color is the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Cream; Green; Pink; Yellow
Type of inscription:
Multiple Names
What is inscribed on the quilt?
(1A): Leona W. (1B): Merle. (1C) blank. (1D): Eva Hall. (1E): blank. (1F): blank. (2A): blank. (2B): blank. (2C): Ada. (2D): Joan. (2E): Harriet. (2F): blank. (3A): blank. (3B): Bernice. (3C): blank. (3D): Blanche D. (3E): blank. (3F): Sophie. (4A): blank. (4B): Mina A. (4C): Lillian. (4D): blank. (4E): Garnet W. (4F): Ruth. (5A): blank. (5B): Florence. (5C): blank. (5D): Alta. (5E): Cleo. (5F): blank. (6A): blank. (6B): blank. (6C): Mae. (6D): blank. (6E): Myrtle. (6F): Iris Christianson.
Method used to make the inscription:
Embroidery
Location of inscription:
on block
Time period:
1930-1949
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
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
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Quilt top made by:
Unknown, Quiltmaker
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Why was the quilt made?
Autograph or friendship
Quilt owner's name:
Beth Donaldson
Quilt owner's city:
Lansing
Quilt owner's county:
Ingham
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Who photographed this quilt?
Pearl Yee Wong
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Details
Cite this Quilt
Unknown, Quiltmake. Grandmother's Fan. 1930-1949. From Signature Quilt Pilot Project, Signature Quilt Project Public Submission. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=2-33-18. Accessed: 03/29/24
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