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12-8-7028

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:

85.0950

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

11394CW

Owner's name for the quilt:

Triangles block

When was the form filled out?

11/21/1984

Quilt top made by:

Gardner, Miranda

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt started?

c1880

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1815

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Quilt blocks or pieces

How wide is the quilt?

9.5"

How long is the quilt?

9.5"

What color is the quilt?

Brown

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

9 1/2" x 9 1/2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

September, 1952, Chamberlain Warren Museum, donor

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Original donor: Mrs. Nora Kiblinger, granddaughter of maker.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

Gardner, Mirand. Triangles block. 1800-1849. 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=12-8-7028. Accessed: 03/28/24