
QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-375
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
88.0020
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
6981.2
Object label:
Broderie Perse
Maker unknown
New York
c1850
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#6981.2
Essay:
This mint-condition, cut-out chintz applique quilt is an excellent example of how early 19th century quiltmakers could make expensive chintz fabrics go further to good effect. After 1858, textile manufacturers began producing less-expensive fabrics for the express purpose of using them on quilts in this manner.
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for the quilt:
Broderie Perse
How wide is the quilt?
103"
How long is the quilt?
105"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
Number of borders:
3/4
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Chintz
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
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:
11
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
7
When was the quilt finished?
c1850
Time period:
1850-1875
Where the quilt was made, state:
New York (NY)
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Original to maker
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Quilts from the Merry and Albert Silber Collection, East Lansing, MI, 8/21/1988-11/13/1988, West Gallery, 2nd Floor, MSU Museum
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Quilts from the Merry and Albert Silber Collection book (1988), page 27. Great Lakes, Great Quilts (2001) book, page 35.
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quilt owner's name:
Michigan State University Museum
Source of the information on this quilt:
Museum employee
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
12-1-1989, Merry and Albert Silber, donor
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
Who photographed this quilt?
Pearl Yee Wong
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:
Designed the pattern
Cite this Quilt
;. Broderie Perse. c1850. 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=12-8-375. Accessed: 07/17/25
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Collection
Merry and Albert Silber Collection
Swanson, Lynne