QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-5361

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

09.0056

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

1998:53.375

Object label:

Crazy Quilt top
Maker unknown
Provenance unknown
c1860
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#1998:53.375

Essay:

This is a very early example of a cotton crazy quilt. Fabrics have been cut out randomly from the top. It may have been used as a fabric source for quilt restoration.

Quilt's title:

Crazy Quilt

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1850-1875

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Shape of edge:

Other

Describe the edge:

Irregular

Shape of corners:

Other

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue; Brown; Pink

Antique colors:

Cadet Blue; Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange; Double Pink

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Open seams; Tears or holes

Describe the damage:

This quilt top appears to have been used to salvage fabrics to repair other quilts.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

This quilt top was originally collected by Mary Schafer of Flushing, MI.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees