QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-6806
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
17.0025
Owner's name for the quilt:
Contained Crazy Quilt
Quilt top made by:
Bush, Edna Lula McCrea
Quilted by:
Bush, Edna Lula McCre
If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:
Aunt
Where the quilt was made, city:
Marlette
Where the quilt was made, county:
Sanilac
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1876-1900
When was the quilt finished?
c1900
Details about why the quilt was made:
Family use
Describe present uses of the quilt:
Memento or souvenir, private collection, in storage, future gift.
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Caro
Quiltmaker's county:
Tuscola
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
McCrea
Quiltmaker's birth date:
12/5/1878
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Marlette, Sanilac County
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Michigan
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
6/27/1954
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Scott
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Teaching certificate from Mt. Pleasant
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Protestant
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Teacher before marriage, then homemaker
Quiltmaker's father's name:
McLean, Edwin
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
Medical Doctor
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Teacher, then farmer
Number of children:
5
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
1
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
4, one is the owner's father
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
57 1/2"
How long is the quilt?
72"
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Black; Blue
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Type of inscription:
Date; Message
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Victorian Era Crazy Quilt Created by the hand of Edna Lula McCrea (born 1878), circa 1900, prior to her marriage to Lewis G. Bush March 30, 1904. The observed their 50th Anniversary three months before her death. Notes: Masonic ribbon dated 1891. Frayed fabrics are over-dyed silks. Each corner block is unique. The embroidered rings in each corner represent Masonic symbols (her father was a high ranking Mason). Crocheted edging makes this quilt unique, and represents Edna’s excellent skills at all needle arts. She never sat down without picking up some “fancy work” (her term).
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1891
Method used to make the inscription:
Attached label; Computer generated
Location of inscription:
on back
Describe where the inscription was found:
On a ribbon
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
20
Size of quilt blocks:
13" x 13"
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Describe the borders:
The edge is black crochet with wool yarn, then gold cotton thread.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Silk; Wool
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Velvet
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Embellishments used:
Cotton thread
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2 pieces of red plaid
How is the binding made?
Edges turned in/ no separate binding
Describe the quilt filling:
Flannel
How are the layers held together?
Tied or tufted
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
It contains a masonic ribbon dated 1891 and has gold rings embroidered in each corner, possible masonic symbols. The quilt’s edge has 2 1/2” scalloped crochet “border” with golden thread edge.
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Camellia Bush Wilse
Quilt owner's city:
Sun City
Quilt owner's county:
Maricopa
Quilt owner's state:
Arizona (AZ)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Irene Bush Schnell, paternal aunt, Frankentrost, MI. The contents of her house were bequeathed to me after her death, August 25, 1987.
Details
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
MSU Board of Trustees
Cite this Quilt
Bush, Edna Lula McCre. Contained Crazy Quilt. c1900. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-6806. Accessed: 03/28/24