QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-7409

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Kalamazoo Public Museum Collection

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.1753

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for the quilt:

Untitled

How wide is the quilt?

72"

How long is the quilt?

72"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton or polyester blend

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

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

less than a half inch

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Gwen Marston, Joe Cunningham

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1984

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

When was the quilt started?

1984

When was the quilt finished?

1984

Time period:

1976-1999

Why was the quilt made?

Personal income

Details about why the quilt was made:

Originally for the museum which has large Egyptian holdings. Museum commissioned it from Gwen Marston and Joe Cunningham for their permanent collection

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Where the quilt was made, city:

Beaver Island

Where the quilt was made, county:

Charlevoix

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Describe the source of the pattern:

Quilt inspired by designs from the tomb of Ramses VI an Egyptian pharoh who ruled for a few yers sometime between 1150 BC and 1100 BC. The dominant theme of his tomb is death and rebirth. The soul, like the sun, has an endless succession of nights and day

Quilt top made by:

Marston, Gwen; Cunningham, Joe

Quilted by:

Marston, Gwen; Cunningham, Joe

Quiltmaker's city:

St. James

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's county:

Charlevoix

Quilt owner's name:

Kalamazoo Public Museum

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Color design is our interpretation of the opeining of the tomb of Ramses VI and quilting designs are also from the tomb.

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's city:

Kalamazoo

Quilt owner's county:

Kalamazoo

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

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

Purchased the quilt

Shape of corners:

Straight

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on this quilt?

Original to maker

Describe where the quilting design pattern was found:

All quilting designs taken from the tomb of Ramses VI.