QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-8145

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Con Foster Museum Collection

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.2240

Describe the item:

Papoose carrier

Owner's name for the quilt:

Four Patch on Point

How wide is the quilt?

51"

How long is the quilt?

32 1/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

4

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

3 5/8"

Describe the borders:

4"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

raw hide head covering decorated with quill embroidery and beadwork.

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

4

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

greater than one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1 1/4"

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

When was the quilt finished?

1880

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Con Foster Museum, Traverse City, MI, 10/24-11/2/1985

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quilt owner's name:

Con Foster Museum

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

Pieced wrap with raw hide head covering decorated with quill embroidery and beadwork.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's city:

Traverse City

Quilt owner's county:

Grand Traverse

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

When was the form filled out?

11/12/1985

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

Papoose carrier.

Shape of corners:

Straight