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