
QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-4779
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
85.0582
Owner's name for the quilt:
Album
Name(s) for quilt's pattern in common use:
Friendship Chain, Crosspatch, Enclosed Cross
What is the number for this pattern from Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia of Pieced Patterns or Applique?
2813c
When was the form filled out?
5/20/1985
Quilt top made by:
Shellhammer, Mary Maria
Quilted by:
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
Where the quilt was made, city:
Union
Where the quilt was made, county:
Cass
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1876-1900
When was the quilt started?
1880's beforePOlly's death in 1885
When was the quilt finished?
1880's
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Dibble
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
5/8/1885 of stomach cancer
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Baptist
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Dibble, Anson
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Dibble, Lydia O'Dell
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' ethnic/tribal background:
German
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouse(s) occupation:
farmer, soldier in Civil War
Number of children:
9
How many of the quilt maker's children were girls?
6
How many of the quilt maker's children were boys?
3
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
69"
How long is the quilt?
77"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Describe the corners of the quilt:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Type of inscription:
Multiple Names
What is inscribed on the quilt?
names of family and friends
How was the inscription made?
Embroidery
Where is the inscription found on the quilt?
on block
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
42 pieced
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Fiber type(s) used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
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
Quilting techniques used:
Hand quilting
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Newton House Museum
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public-Other
Quilt owner's name:
Newton House Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Valinia
Quilt owner's county:
Cass
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained.
Polly to daughters to Grace Field who donated it in 1974
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Shellhammer, Mary Mari. Album. 1880's. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-4779. Accessed: 05/17/22
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Shellhammer, Mary Maria (Polly) Dibble Quiltmaker