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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6987

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:

85.0987

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

2408.12

Object label:

LeMoyne Star
Maker unknown
Provenance unknown
1880
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2408.12

Quilt's title:

LeMoyne Star

Brackman # or other source & #:

3735b

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?

71 1/2

How long is the quilt?

88

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Stains

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by garden maze sashing

Sashing width:

6 1/2

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

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:

3

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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?

Cannot tell

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:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Single parallel lines

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 by Mrs. Wilson Campbell.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Keva

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees

Cite this Quilt

LeMoyne Star. 1876-1900. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-6987. Accessed: 03/29/24