QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.1015

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

4853.2.3

Object label:

Crazy Fan
Lucy Boyd
Provenance unknown
c1890
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#4853.2.3

Essay:

Phillip and Bobbie Armstrong bought three quilts from Mr. Stanley Thorpe and his wife Murle Walters Thorpe, after they moved to a nursing home. Murle's mother was Lucy Boyd who made this crazy quilt. Lucy's mother was Ruth Elvira Boyd who made another crazy quilt in the MSU Museum collection.

Quilt's title:

Crazy Fans

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Fans

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

Received as a gift

Time period:

1876-1900

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's city:

Saranac

Quiltmaker's county:

Ionia

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

At least 1

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

73 1/2

How long is the quilt?

75

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Gold; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Describe the damage:

Shattered silk

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

49

Size of quilt blocks:

10 1/4 x 10 1/4

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- Michigan State University Museum

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:

This quilt was donated to the Michigan State University Museum by Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Armstrong in 1979.

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

From the doc. file: Photocopy of this can be found in MQP 85.1008 Phillip and Bobbie Armstrong bought three quilts from Mr. Stanley Thorpe and his wife Murle Walters Thorpe, after they moved to a nursing home. Murle's mother was Lucy Boyd who made 4853.2.3. Lucy's mother was Ruth Elvira Boyd who made 4853.2.1. Mrs. Henry Harris made 4853.2.2, but we don't know if she's related to the Thorpes. Mr. Henry Harris gave a cream barrel (4853.2.?) to Murle Thorpe as well.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Keva

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees