QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

87.0428

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

JE-CL-28

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for the quilt:

Rose Applique Variation

How wide is the quilt?

37 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

28 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the quilt's layout:

Vertical strip

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

1 1/8", 1 1/4"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch, Leaves

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

10

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

When was the quilt finished?

c. 1880

Time period:

1876-1900

Details about why the quilt was made:

Probably made by Alice Cowles Jenison as a crib quilt for son Frederick Jenison

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Jenison Family. Papers Acc. # HC 294 Donor: Office of the Vice President for Business and Finance, MSU 1877-1939 14 Hollinger Boxes and One oversize volume, 4.80 Cubic Feet Property Rights: Michigan State University

Quilt top made by:

Jenison, Alice

Quilted by:

Jenison, Alice

Quiltmaker's city:

Lansing

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's county:

Ingham

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Other names quiltmaker was known by:

Cowles

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10/4/1860

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

11/12/1915

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Operated Dry Goods Store

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Cowles, Albert

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Jenison, Nelson C.

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Operated Lansing Dry Goods Store, 121-123 North Washington Ave., Lansing

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Quilt owner's name:

Dept. of Human Environment and Design, Historic Collection at Michigan State University

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

From the estate of Frederick Jenison, son of maker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

When was the form filled out?

3/11/1987

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

Made entire quilt

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

Shape of corners:

Straight