QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-7076

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.1207

Owner's name for the quilt:

Crazy

When was the form filled out?

6/20/1985

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

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

Inherited

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1884

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

50 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

62"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric

Describe the repairs:

Current owner did immaculate repair to disintegrating silks

What is inscribed on the quilt?

F.E.D., U.S.

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1884, 1976

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

4"

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Velvet

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Unis Engle Southwell

Quilt owner's city:

Suttons Bay

Quilt owner's county:

Leelanau

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Unis Southwell inherited this quilt from estate of Agnes Louise Koster of Grand Haven, MI. Longtime family friend of Unis. Miss Koster taught kindergarten 40 years in Central Grade School, Grand Haven, MI. She died 8/13/1975

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum