
QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-5965
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:
11.0084
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
2011:161.1
Object label:
Star of Bethlehem
Maker unknown
Peshawbestown, Leelanau County, Michigan
c1920
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2011:161.1
Essay:
It is probable that Native Americans began quilting in the Great Lakes region after the establishment of Catholic missions in the 19th century; it is known that quilting took place at the Immaculate Conception in Peshawbestown. According to James M. McClurken, co-author with James A. Clifton and George L. Cornell, of People of the Three Fires: The Ottawa, Potawatomi, and Ojibway of Michigan, the star and floral motifs used in this quilt are typical components of Ottawa (Odawa) designs and mimic designs depicted in earlier porcupine quill work and beaded pieces in the region.
From Great Lakes, Great Quilts.
Quilt's title:
Lone Star with flowers
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Purchased the quilt
Where the quilt was made, city:
Peshabestown
Where the quilt was made, county:
Leelanau
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1901-1929
When was the quilt finished?
c1910
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Native American; Ottawa (Odawa)
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
63"
How long is the quilt?
78 3/4"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue; Cream; Green; Pink; Purple; Red; Yellow
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
Number of borders:
3
Describe the borders:
1 1/2" each
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
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
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:
7
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
5
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Fans
Source of the information on this quilt:
Museum employee
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library, or Institution
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?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Donated by Anne Pray, Elk Rapids, MI
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
MSU Board of Trustees
Who photographed this quilt?
Pearl Yee Wong
Cite this Quilt
Lone Star with flowers. c1910. 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=12-8-5965. Accessed: 02/17/25
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