QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-8527

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:

86.0435

Owner's name for the quilt:

Crazy Quilt

When was the form filled out?

10/25/1986

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, county:

Leelanau

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1900

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

10 1/4"

How long is the quilt?

6 3/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Number of quilt blocks:

2

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Velvet

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Paisley

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Open/Dimensional work

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Leelanau County Historical Museum, 12/1-31/1985

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:

Evangeline Pruis

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum