QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-5956

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Byron Area Historical Society Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

11.0078

Quilt's title:

Embroidered crib quilt

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

Received as a gift

Time period:

1930-1949

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

24 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

44 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

15, 7 plain blue, 8 embroidered, white

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Blue border, 2” on top, 1 1/2” on sides.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Embroidered and cross stitched children’s pictures.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Byron Area Historical Society

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Byron Area Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Byron Center

Quilt owner's county:

Ottawa

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:

From an unknown donor.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees