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:

93.0120

Owner's name for the quilt:

Crazy

Quilt top made by:

Brewer, Mary

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

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

Inherited

Where the quilt was made, city:

Middletown

Where the quilt was made, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1889

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

MIddletown

Quiltmaker's county:

USA

Quiltmaker's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

probably 1850s

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Brewer, Henry

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Brewer, Eliza Bridgham

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

68"

How long is the quilt?

68"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Location of inscription:

on block

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

8 1/2" dark green with hand painting in the corners

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Velvet

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Peggy (Mrs. B.J.) Schimpke

Quilt owner's city:

Birmingham

Quilt owner's county:

Oakland

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

My grandmother Emma Brewer Fox owned the quilt when living in Battle Creek, After her death in 1935, my mother kept it until her death in 1988 when I took possession

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum