QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.0978

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

1873.1

Object label:

Baskets with Ocean Waves setting
Maker unknown
Provenance unknown
c1900
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#1873.1

Quilt's title:

Baskets with Ocean Waves

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

Received as a gift

Time period:

1876-1900

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

80

How long is the quilt?

82 1/2

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Gold; Green; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Patches of light brownish staining throughout, both front and back. Batting has shifted and clumped. Sashing triangles show much fading and abrasion damage, and >50 have been resewn or replaced. One small triangle missing altogether. Two patches on back, including a six inch strip along one entire end; two patches inlaid into front and not requilted.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

32 whole blocks, 16 half blocks and 2 quarter blocks for setting.

Size of quilt blocks:

5 x 5

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Sashing width:

2", ocean waves variant intersections with red and green pinwheels.

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

1.5" pieced sawtooth (3-1/2 sides)and dogtooth (1/2 side)

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1/4

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Single parallel lines

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Recycled sack backing and background; Blue printing, including words "Washington" and "Extra Fine" and picture of willow & cattails visible on front, especially in muslin framing four of the basket blocks. At some point the quilt has had some extensive restoration done, particularly on the pieced sashing; most of the replaced triangles have been set in with a crude whipstitch, some with a fine running stitch.

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

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?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

The quilt was donated to the Michigan State University Museum in 1961 by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Everitt.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Keva

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees