QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-7039

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:

85.0968

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

2606.4

Object label:

Log Cabin
Elizabeth Larned
Provenance unknown
c1875
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2606.4

Owner's name for the quilt:

Log Cabin, Barn Raising

When was the form filled out?

11/9/1984

Quilt top made by:

Larned, Elizabeth

Quilted by:

Larned, Elizabeth

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

1875 ?

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Benson

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

50"

How long is the quilt?

62"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Describe the edge:

Long triangles forming a scalloped edge

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric

Type of inscription:

Date

What is inscribed on the quilt?

A Silk pieced quilt presented by Kate Larned Alexander. Made by Elizabeth Benson Larned, it contains nearly 1000 pieces. At that time it was a fad to collect silks from friends, cut and join them into harmonious pattern. An unusually fine specimen.

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1875

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

48

Size of quilt blocks:

6 1/4"

Describe the borders:

5 3/8"

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

The back is feather stitched in silk thread where the border is attached to the front, but does not come throught to the front.

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Pre quilted

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

12

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

15

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)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

6-17-1964, Mrs. Kate Larned Alexander, donor

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Who photographed this quilt?

KEVA