QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

07.0007

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

2007:107.7

Object label:

Dunkard's Bear Paw
A. Duncle
Morrison's Cover, Bedord County, Pennsylvania
c1865
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2007:107.7

Essay:

This quilt was made by a member of the Dunkard, or Church of the Brethren religion. This is a Pennsylvania Dutch sect who believe in baptism by immersion in a flowing river.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Dunkard's Bear Paw

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Bear's Paw

Brackman # or other source & #:

1879 variation

How wide is the quilt?

74"

How long is the quilt?

76"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Cream; Red

Antique colors:

Chocolate Brown or Hershey Brown; Double Pink

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

11"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

3 1/2

Number of borders:

1

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

11

Width between quilting lines:

1 1/4"

Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?

no

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

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

greater than one inch

Describe the binding:

The outer edge has an unusual finish. A turkey red print fabric is attached to the back of the, quilt, then brought to the front and appliqued with a sawtooth finish, to create a binding and border in the same step.

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

What color is the back of the quilt?

Red

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Stains

When was the quilt finished?

c1865

Time period:

1850-1875

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Where the quilt was made, city:

Morrison's Cove

Where the quilt was made, county:

Bedford

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's city:

Morrison's Cove

Quiltmaker's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quiltmaker's county:

Bedford

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees

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

This quilt was donated to the MSU Museum by Kitty Clark Cole. Kitty purchased this quilt from The Antique Quilt Source, Carlisle, PA probably in 1998 or 1999.

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

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

Received as a gift

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no