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Crazy Quilt; Friendship Quilt

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

8-5-531

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

University of Louisville Archives and Records Center

Who documented this quilt?

Kentucky Quilt Project

Kentucky Quilt Project Number:

1-32-38

Owner's name for quilt:

Crazy Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Friendship Quilt

What color is the quilt?

Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1880

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Velvet

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting; Corded

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Quilt is organized into blocks featuring birds, a jockey, flowers, goldenrod and pansies. The rose silk daisy and fern border has a corded edge with ball fringe. The silk back is machine quilted. 183 x 178 cm.

Quilt top made by:

Kellogg, Marie Louise Bright; and, friends

Where the quilt was made, county:

Fayette

Where the quilt was made, state:

Kentucky (KY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Kentucky Quilt Project

Cite this Quilt

Kellogg, Marie Louise Bright; and, friend. Crazy Quilt. 1876-1900. From University of Louisville Archives and Records Center, Kentucky Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=8-5-531. Accessed: 03/29/24