QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

85.0974

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

1310.877 a-n

Owner's name for the quilt:

Log Cabin

When was the form filled out?

11/21/1984

Quilt top made by:

Wonsey, Martha C.

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:

1876-1900

When was the quilt started?

ca 1890

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?

12"

How long is the quilt?

12"

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Insect damage

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

39

Size of quilt blocks:

12" x 12"

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:

1/31/1960, Miss Ethel M. Paige, donor

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum