QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan History Center Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.0430

Owner's name for the quilt:

Crazy Quilt

When was the form filled out?

10/30/1981

Quilt top made by:

Olds, Adella Augusta

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

late 19th century

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Lansing

Quiltmaker's county:

Ingham

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1843

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1916

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

70 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

80 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Number of quilt blocks:

56

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Velvet

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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:

7

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan History Center, Michigan Historical Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Adella Augusta Olds to Roy Baker, grandson

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum