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:

85.0561

Owner's name for the quilt:

Crazy Quilt

When was the form filled out?

4/1985

Quilt top made by:

Walker, Mrs.

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:

Sacramento

Where the quilt was made, county:

Sacramento

Where the quilt was made, state:

California (CA)

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1883

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

approx. 1910

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

68"

How long is the quilt?

71"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric

Type of inscription:

Date

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

August 1883

Describe where the inscription was found:

on a shriners ribbon

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

6 1/2", small metal disks and metallic cord sewn onto the border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Velvet

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Figured silk, damask, patterned ribbons

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

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Two shriners ribbons used as pieces

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Great grandson of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

William G. Wood

Quilt owner's city:

Muskegon

Quilt owner's county:

Muskegon

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Laura Walker MacKevitt, daughter; Thama MacKevitt Wood Briggs, granddaughter, William Graham Wood, great 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