QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.0946

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

9383CW

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Puffs on one side and Crazy on the other

When was the form filled out?

11/20/1984

Quilt top made by:

Garland, Mrs. George

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:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

1918

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1834

Describe the item:

Pillow

How wide is the quilt?

16"

How long is the quilt?

16"

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- Michigan State University Museum

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)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

September, 1952, Chamberlain Warren Museum, donor

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Original donor: Mrs. Margaret Hancock

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum