QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Montrose Historical & Telephone Pioneer Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

03.0127

Owner's name for the quilt:

Crazy quilt

Quilt top made by:

Green, Lizzie

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Montrose

Where the quilt was made, county:

Genesee

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1880s

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Montrose

Quiltmaker's county:

Genesee

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Berry

Quiltmaker's birth date:

8/19/1864

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Scottish

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Barry, John

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

McKenzie, Margaret

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

farming, logging

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

84 1/4"

How long is the quilt?

85"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue; Gray; Yellow; White

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Lizzie Berry

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe where the inscription was found:

center

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

16 1/2" x 17", 17" x 17" varied

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

men's vest linings.

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Other

Describe the binding:

Synthetic

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

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

Lizzie Berry of Montrose made this quilt in 1880 of men's vest linings. Given to the Montrose Area Historical Association of Chesaning 1986. The Berry family farm is located on Vienna Road, just east of the bridge and west of the Montrose Cemetary. Heavily embroidered. 30 motifs in blocks including leaves, petunias, seed stitched flower, cat tails.

Where did the maker get their materials?

Old clothes

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Traditional pattern variation

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Sometimes displayed at the museum.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Montrose Historical and Telephone Pioneer Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Montrose

Quilt owner's county:

Genesee

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

1986, William and Ruth Morse, donor

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum