QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6672

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:

15.0215

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

2015:74.3

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?

38"

How long is the quilt?

61 1/2"

What color is the quilt?

Blue; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

4" x 4"

Describe the borders:

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 of the quilt is made entirely of small economy blocks in a star pattern, roughly 4", without sashing. The blocks are made from mostly brightly colored solids in a variety of materials, cotton and synthetic. The other side of the quilt has six large red cotton blocks, four embroidered in multi-colored thread the image of a dragon and two with the image of pandas with bamboo. There are two large blocks in the center of the quilt that contain round medallions, containing appliqued animals (cats and a frog on the right side - birds, pandas and a frog on the left side). Both medallions are heavily embroidered, and embellished with a triple border of folded points. The rest of the blocks on this side of the quilt are made of economy blocks, star pattern. The quilt has a 1 1/4" blue cotton solid border on this side, and a wide 7" blue border on the other side.

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