QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Iron County Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.0616

Owner's name for the quilt:

Crazy Quilt

When was the form filled out?

3/24/1985

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

34"

How long is the quilt?

37"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

LOL (scroll letters)

Location of inscription:

on back

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

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

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Prequilted fabric

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Iron County Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Caspian

Quilt owner's county:

Iron

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum