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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-8608

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Dr. William Hyser Rivers Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.0818

Owner's name for the quilt:

Chinese Coin

When was the form filled out?

5/26/1986

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

1860

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

70"

How long is the quilt?

84"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Vertical strip

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Sashing width:

2"

Describe the borders:

2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Dr. William Hyser Rivers Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Belmont

Quilt owner's county:

Kent

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Mrs. Harris, grandmother Maude Carter

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

Cite this Quilt

;. Chinese Coin. 1860. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Dr. William Hyser Rivers Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-8608. Accessed: 03/28/24