QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.1339

Owner's name for the quilt:

Crazy Quilt

When was the form filled out?

9/23/1984

Quilt top made by:

O'Neil, Mary

Quilted by:

O'Neil, Mary

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

Where the quilt was made, city:

Grand Ledge

Where the quilt was made, county:

Eaton

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1890s

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Grand Ledge

Quiltmaker's county:

Eaton

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1836

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

farmer

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

64"

How long is the quilt?

74"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

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

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Marilyn Maier Smith

Quilt owner's city:

Grand Ledge

Quilt owner's county:

Eaton

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Mrs. Mary (John) O'Neil, to A.G. and Hattie O'Neil (son and daughter-in-law), to Leon and Viva O'Neil (son and daughter-in-law to A.G. and Hattie), to Charles and Ida Smith (brother and sister-in-law of Viva) given to Marilyn Smith (daughter-in-law of Charles and Ida)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum