QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Monroe County Historical Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

10.0042

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

3.24.66.1-1

Quilt's title:

Crazy Quilt

When was the form filled out?

3/10/2010

Quilt top made by:

Reed, Lula

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

Received as a gift

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1892

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's city:

Monroe

Quiltmaker's county:

Monroe

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

4/1/1868

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Monroe Twp.

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Michigan

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

10/24/1948

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Reed, Thomas

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

56"

How long is the quilt?

65"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors; Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Type of inscription:

Signature; Date; Place

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Lula Reed, Monroe, 1892

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1892

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

12 1/2" x 19"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

3" taffeta strips

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:

Flocked silk, taffeta

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; Flannel

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

5

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Monroe County Historical Museum, Monroe, Michigan, 2002.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Obituary of maker on file.

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Monroe County Historical Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Monroe

Quilt owner's county:

Monroe

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:

Donated by Dr. A. Esther Johnson, M.D.

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

The quilt was made to be used for:

Decorative throw

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees