QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6671

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; China Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum; China Quilt Project

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

15.0214

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

2015:74.2

Owner's name for the quilt:

Tourist Patchwork

When was the form filled out?

4/5/2016

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Museum employee

Where the quilt was made, country:

China

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1995 or later

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

Details about why the quilt was made:

These quilts were made to be sold to tourists.

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

What color is the quilt?

Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Size of quilt blocks:

4" x 4"

Describe the borders:

4" blue

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Cotton or polyester blend

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Synthetic

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe the back:

Reversible

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Contemporary Chinese patchwork quilt, two sided. One side of the quilt is made entirely of small economy blocks in a star pattern, roughly 4", without sashing. The blocks are made from mostly brightly colored solids in a variety of materials, cotton and synthetic. The other side of the quilt has a large red cotton block in each corner, embroidered in multi-colored thread the image of dragon and bird, panda, butterfly and frog. There are two large blocks in the center of the quilt that contain round medallions, containing appliqued animals (cats and a frog on the left side - birds, pandas and a frog on the right side). Both medallions are heavily embroidered, and embellished with a border of folded points. The quilt has a 4" blue cotton solid border on both sides.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Note from donor: Collected in Badaling District near Beijing. I think they were probably made 1995 or later. They were given to me by Christine Turner of DuPont, Washington, who collected them over many years.

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum