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