QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-5863

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Montrose Historical & Telephone Pioneer Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

11.0002

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

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

46"

How long is the quilt?

67"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Type of inscription:

Signature; Date; Initials; Multiple Names; Message

What is inscribed on the quilt?

OS Oscar From Grandma

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1937

Location of inscription:

on block

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

24

Size of quilt blocks:

11 1/2” x 12”

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Front turned to back

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

At the Montrose Historical and Telephone Pioneer Museum

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Montrose Historical and Telephone Pioneer Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Montrose

Quilt owner's county:

Genesee

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:

Ppresented to the museum as a gift from Tim Lyman, Montrose, MI, 2003.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees