QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Health

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

15.0204

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

2015:44.1

Object label:

Red Cross Quilt
Maker unknown
Provenance unknown
1918
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2015:44.1

Quilt's title:

Red Cross Quilt

When was the form filled out?

6/25/2015

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

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

77"

How long is the quilt?

62"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Date

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1918

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Appliqued

Describe where the inscription was found:

In the center

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks

Describe the quilt setting:

The cornerstones are crosses

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Acquired via Cowan’s auction, from the estate of Kenneth Erwin, Portland, Michigan. A note pinned to the quilt reads Made in Ionia (Michigan) in 1918 for a fund drive to help raise money for the American Red Cross.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees