QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6674

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:

15.0216

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

2015:74.4

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?

After 1995

Why was the quilt made?

Personal income

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

How wide is the quilt?

45"

How long is the quilt?

68"

What color is the quilt?

Blue; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

48

Size of quilt blocks:

5 3/4" x 5 3/4"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

1/2"

Describe the borders:

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 is made from 48 blocks, 5 3/4" square, separated by 1/2" white sashing. Each block features the appliqued image of an animal (horse, dog, snake, frog, squirrel), embellished with fan-shaped embroidery. THere are three large blocks (11 3/4" square) with round medallions, each containing an appliqued frog whose mouth opens, and a butterfly, and another animal: from top to bottom:bird, panda, snake). Each round medallion is embellished with a trim of folded points around the perimeter. The other side of the quilt features 60 string-style blocks, roughly 6" square, made from a solid fabrics, cotton and synthetic, in a variety of of bright colors. In the center of each block is a three-dimensional insect or amphibian, attached, and surrounded by fan-shaped embroidery. The quilt has a 3 3/4" solid blue cotton border on both sides. The medallions are backed with a stiff crinkly plastic. Not quilted or tied.

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