QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-7040

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:

85.0969

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

2664.9

Object label:

Crazy
Maker unknown
New York or New Jersey
c1880
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2664.9

Owner's name for the quilt:

Crazy

When was the form filled out?

12/4/1984

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

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

31"

How long is the quilt?

31"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

M

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Velvet

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

One piece of fabric is a printed silk logo and advertisement "Extra quality/Manufactured by/Cooksey and Co./London." Another piece is a printed ribbon, "17th Annual Reunion 20th Mich. Vol. Inft. Ann Arbor October 11th, '82".

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:

Marie Saxton, donor

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum