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Signature Quilt; Album block, Chimney Sweep, Christian Cross

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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