QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-7037
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:
85.0967
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
1259.4b
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
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?
5"
How long is the quilt?
10"
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Damage:
Disintegration of fabric
Describe the quilt's layout:
Crazy
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Velvet
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Embellishments used:
Buttons attached
Describe embellishment materials or techniques:
Buttons with slogans and on it a picture of a woman.
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=12-8-7037. Accessed: 04/25/24