QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

91.0021

Owner's name for the quilt:

Crazy Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

mixture of tumbling blocks with hexagon stars

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

c1880

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

50"

How long is the quilt?

60"

Shape of edge:

Sawtooth

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Hexagons

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

"Treasury of American Quilts" by Cy Nelson and Carter Houck, 1982.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Antiques Kelter-Malce

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum