
QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-6564
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project; Marquette Regional History Center Collection
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
16.0027
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
MRHC0012
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Rising Sun
Shape of edge:
Straight
Embellishments used:
Silk thread; Wool thread
Describe the quilt filling:
Backing in good condition.
Description of the back:
Garbardine Twill
Time period:
1876-1900
Why was the quilt made?
Commemorative; Home decoration; Unknown
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Where the quilt was made, city:
Unknown
Quilt top made by:
Unknown
Quilted by:
Unknown
Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:
Museum Volunteers
Quilt owner's name:
Marquette Regional History Center
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Donor unknown.
Quilt owner's city:
Marquette
Quilt owner's county:
Marquette
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
When was the form filled out?
12/14/2015
Who helped you fill out the form?
Nancy Henderson, Alice Johnson, Karen Suksi
Details
Cite this Quilt
Unknow. Rising Sun. 1876-1900. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Marquette Regional History Center Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-6564. Accessed: 04/19/25