QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-8145
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project; Con Foster Museum Collection
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
85.2240
Owner's name for the quilt:
Four Patch on Point
When was the form filled out?
11/12/1985
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
When was the quilt finished?
1880
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Describe the item:
Papoose carrier
How wide is the quilt?
51"
How long is the quilt?
32 1/4"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
4
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
Sashing width:
3 5/8"
Describe the borders:
4"
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
raw hide head covering decorated with quill embroidery and beadwork.
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Cream
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
greater than one inch
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
1 1/4"
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
4
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
4
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Con Foster Museum, Traverse City, MI, 10/24-11/2/1985
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public-Other
Quilt owner's name:
Con Foster Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Traverse City
Quilt owner's county:
Grand Traverse
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Papoose carrier.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Pieced wrap with raw hide head covering decorated with quill embroidery and beadwork.
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
;. Four Patch on Point. 1880. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Con Foster Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-8145. Accessed: 07/18/24