QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-10426
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
86.2077
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
2010:124.4
Object label:
Album
Addie Little
Provenance unknown
1863
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2010:124.4
Owner's name for the quilt:
Album
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Red and Green Album
Quilt top made by:
Little, Addie
Quilted by:
Little, Addie
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Purchased the quilt
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1850-1875
When was the quilt finished?
1863
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
94"
How long is the quilt?
92"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Green; Red; White
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Disintegration of fabric
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Addie Little
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1863
Method used to make the inscription:
Attached label
Location of inscription:
on back
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
16
Size of quilt blocks:
16" x 16"
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by plain sashing
Sashing width:
1 1/2"
Number of borders:
12", border featuring a red dogtooth, a red and green alternating swag and the final edge is a green dogtooth.
Describe the borders:
12"
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
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front
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?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
10
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
9
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Feathering
Describe the quilting designs used:
Hexagon, Shell, Plumes
Source of the information on this quilt:
Museum employee
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public- Michigan State University Museum
Quilt owner's name:
Michigan State University Museum
Quilt owner's city:
East Lansing
Quilt owner's county:
Ingham
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Purchase
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Ray and Alice Pengra purchased this quilt from Mr. and Mrs. Mike Gumper, Jackson, MI, before it was acquired by the MSU Museum.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Little, Addi. Album. 1863. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-10426. Accessed: 11/06/24