QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

09.0031

Quilt's title:

Ocean Wave

Quilt top made by:

Cadwalader, Elizabeth

Quilted by:

Group, A

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

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

Inherited

Where the quilt was made, county:

McDonough

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt started?

1875

When was the quilt finished?

1875

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, daily use

Quiltmaker's city:

Near Macomb

Quiltmaker's state:

Illinois (IL)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

early 1800s

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

64"

How long is the quilt?

78"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; Pink; Cream

Antique colors:

Double Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Date; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Elizabeth Cadwalader

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1875

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

50

Size of quilt blocks:

7 1/2"

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

5" sawtooth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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:

10

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo

Describe the quilting designs used:

Quilted following pattern and design in center

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Katharine Neff

Quilt owner's city:

Muskegon

Quilt owner's county:

Muskegon

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Inherited from mother, Maxine Neff in 2003.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

MSU Museum