QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-8002
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
85.1932
Owner's name for the quilt:
Bow Tie
When was the form filled out?
11/16/1985
Quilt top made by:
Lord, Mary Nell
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
Where the quilt was made, city:
Lansing
Where the quilt was made, county:
Clinton
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1930-1949
When was the quilt finished?
c1940
Why was the quilt made?
Personal enjoyment
Details about why the quilt was made:
The quilt was made by a neighbor of my grandmother and the lady was dying of cancer. She gave the quilt to my grandmother with several others and squares or blocks. She lived alone and quilted something beautiful to do while she waited to die.
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Lansing
Quiltmaker's county:
Ingham
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's birth date:
12/24/1947
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Urban
Quiltmaker's educational background:
2 yrs. MSU
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
none
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Student
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Lord, John B.
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
White Protestant
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Lord, Ellen
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
white protestant
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 30-39
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
1-5 quilts
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
yes
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
no
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
68"
How long is the quilt?
87"
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
80
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
How is the binding made?
Unfinished/raw edge
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Mary Nell Lord
Quilt owner's city:
Lansing
Quilt owner's county:
Ingham
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
This is a top and I will quilt it someday.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
Stars, I like space
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Lord, Mary Nel. Bow Tie. c1940. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-8002. Accessed: 04/26/24