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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-7022

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:

85.0970

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

2664.12

Object label:

Nine Patch top
Maker unknown
Provenance unknown
c1900
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2664.12

Quilt's title:

Nine Patch top

Owner's name for the quilt:

Nine Patch

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:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

How wide is the quilt?

76

How long is the quilt?

82

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

16 pieced, 12 alternate plain

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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:

This quilt top was donated to the Michigan State University Museum by Marie Saxton.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Keva

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees

Cite this Quilt

Nine Patch top. 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=12-8-7022. Accessed: 03/29/24