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Crazy Pin Cushion in the Shape of a Boot

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-7036

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:

85.0966

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

1259.4a

Owner's name for the quilt:

Crazy Pin Cushion in the Shape of a Boot

When was the form filled out?

11/20/1984

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:

1876-1900

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Describe the item:

Pin Cushion

How wide is the quilt?

6"

How long is the quilt?

9"

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Dirty

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

E R

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishments used:

Other attachments

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

There is a paper flag, stuck on with a pin.

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Decorated with "Better Housing Program," "Around the World with Christ," "For A. E. Sleeper Governor" etc. badges

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:

11/23/1959, Mr. Paul Vaughn, donor

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

;. Crazy Pin Cushion in the Shape of a Boot. 1876-1900. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7036. Accessed: 03/28/24