QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.1542

Owner's name for the quilt:

Contained Crazy

When was the form filled out?

5/28/1985

Quilt top made by:

Rudd, Susan

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

Quilt owner

Where the quilt was made, city:

Marlette

Where the quilt was made, county:

Sanilac

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

c1900

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Marlette

Quiltmaker's county:

Sanilac

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Rudd

Quiltmaker's birth date:

4/27/1877

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

4/20/1973

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Rudd, Robert

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Irish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Rudd, Eliza White

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

Born in Ontario

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Bookkeeper

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

abt 54"

How long is the quilt?

abt 72"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Orange

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Marlette Presbyterian Church Quilt Show, Marlette, MI, May 7, 1985

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Beulah Reade

Quilt owner's city:

Marlette

Quilt owner's county:

Sanilac

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

(Mrs. Frank W. White) Susan Rudd to daughter Beulah Reade

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum