QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6635

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; China Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum; China Quilt Project

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

15.0217

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

2015:74.5

Owner's name for the quilt:

Tourist Patchwork

When was the form filled out?

4/5/2016

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Museum employee

Where the quilt was made, country:

China

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

After 1995

Why was the quilt made?

Personal income

Details about why the quilt was made:

These quilts were made to be sold to tourists.

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

65 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

67"

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

Various

Describe the borders:

Dark blue

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Cotton or polyester blend

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Synthetic

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe the back:

Reversible

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

Contemporary Chinese patchwork quilt, two sided. One side has 25 blocks of different sizes and techniques. Several are elaborately embroidered with designs of dragons and animals on blue cotton ground, others are made with brightly colored solid fabrics in utility blocks, and four blocks feature a round design with appliqued scenes of animals, with a sawtooth border. The other side has 81 multi-colorful blocks, pieced in a string style, and the center of each block has a 3-dimensional insect or amphibian, surrounded by embroidery. Both sides has a dark blue border.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

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:

Note from donor: Collected in Badaling District near Beijing. I think they were probably made 1995 or later. They were given to me by Christine Turner of DuPont, Washington, who collected them over many years.

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum