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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-7189

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.1347

Owner's name for the quilt:

Crazy Quilt

When was the form filled out?

4/23/1985

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Probably neighbors of Claude and Pauline Abbott

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

Quilt owner

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hubbertson

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1898

Details about why the quilt was made:

Wedding gift. Claude and Pauline Abbott to son Gerald Abbott

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

72"

How long is the quilt?

64"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Disintegration of fabric

What is inscribed on the quilt?

To Claude and Lena

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1898

Method used to make the inscription:

In the quilting

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

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Bertha Abbott

Quilt owner's city:

Maple Rapids

Quilt owner's county:

Clinton

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

;. Crazy Quilt. 1898. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7189. Accessed: 03/29/24