QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-7003

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Crossroads Village Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.0906

Owner's name for the quilt:

Crazy Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

String Pieced Starry Night, Dove in the Window

Brackman # or other source & #:

415.21

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1985

Quilt top made by:

Soper, Nelly

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt started?

1897

When was the quilt finished?

1903

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Flint

Quiltmaker's county:

Genesee

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

How wide is the quilt?

70"

How long is the quilt?

90"

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Lasr

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1903 Lasr

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Diamonds

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Crossroads Village Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Flint

Quilt owner's county:

Genesee

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

The granddaughter Ann Soper gave the top to the village.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt top

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum