QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-7188
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
85.1346
Owner's name for the quilt:
Signature Quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Album block, Chimney Sweep, Christian Cross
Brackman # or other source & #:
3266
Quilt top made by:
Pettibone, Anna
Quilted by:
Pettibone, Anna
If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:
Quilt owner
Where the quilt was made, city:
Armada
Where the quilt was made, county:
Macomb
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1850-1875
When was the quilt started?
1800
When was the quilt finished?
c1850
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Armada
Quiltmaker's county:
Macomb
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Lathrop
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
78
How long is the quilt?
80
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Each block is signed and dated. Could be birthdates.
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1824,1826,1827,1837,1794,1797,1813
Method used to make the inscription:
Ink
Location of inscription:
on block
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
49
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
1 1/2"
Describe the borders:
1 1/2", 2 1/2"
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Chintz
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
What color is the back of the quilt?
Cream
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
How is the binding made?
Straight grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
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:
16
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
17
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Michigan Quilts: A Celebration of 150 Years of Textile Tradition, East Lansing, MI, September 12-November 1, 1987, Kresge Art Museum, MSU
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Michigan Quilts, figure 13. p. 25
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Mrs. Richard N. Kieppe
Quilt owner's city:
Venice
Quilt owner's county:
Sarasota
Quilt owner's state:
Florida (FL)
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Daughter-in-law Nora Pettibone, granddaughter Lois Pettibone Simmons, and great-granddaughter Shirley Simmons Kieppe
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt
Who photographed this quilt?
Peter Glendinning
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Pettibone, Ann. Signature Quilt. c1850. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7188. Accessed: 03/29/24