QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Leelanau County Historical Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.0431

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

1963.08.02

Owner's name for the quilt:

Crazy Quilt

When was the form filled out?

10/25/1985

Quilt top made by:

Dearwood, Harriet

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Leland

Where the quilt was made, county:

Leelanau

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1889

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made for her son, Joseph E. Dearwood on the occassion of his marriage to Victoria Martineau in 1889 at Charlevoix, MI

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's county:

Leelanau

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

LeDuc

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

69 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

78 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Velvet

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Leelanau County Historical Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Leland

Quilt owner's county:

Leelanau

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Joseph Dearwood, Mary E. Dearwood

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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