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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-546

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; IXL Historical Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

99.0020

Owner's name for the quilt:

Contained Crazy

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

c1900

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

54

How long is the quilt?

67

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

5" plain, solid (blue velvet)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

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

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

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?

Hand quilting

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

On display, Museum, IXL Historical Museum, Hermansville, MI

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

rochure from the IXL Museum and a letter about the museum.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

IXL Historical Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Hermansville

Quilt owner's county:

Menominee

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

This quilt belonged to original Hermansville pioneers and builders of the comapny town of Hermansville. It was last in the possession of the Dr. Earle family. Mrs. Earle was the daughter of C.J.L. Meyer (founder of the town). The elegant Earle home was torn down in 1943 and some of its historic contents (like this quilt) were stored away in the attic of the family business, once the offices of the Wisconsin Land & Lumber Company, the largest hardwood floor manufacturer in the country (founded 1878). In 1982, the building and its contents were given to the community as a museum, which is how we came in possession of the quilt.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

;. Contained Crazy. c1900. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; IXL Historical Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-546. Accessed: 03/29/24