QUILT INDEX RECORD
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:
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