QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-4793

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.1977

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Abstract

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Crazy

How wide is the quilt?

37"

How long is the quilt?

50 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

1

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Corduroy

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Applique

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Wool

How is the binding made?

Fringe

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

63

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Ingrid R. Mulkey

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1963

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

Missing tassels

Describe the repairs:

Re-stitched

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Peach, 378 wool tassels

When was the quilt started?

10/1963

When was the quilt finished?

11/1963

Time period:

1950-1975

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Where the quilt was made, city:

Ironwood

Where the quilt was made, county:

Gogebic

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

My sister-in-law made carpets on a loom and had a box full of new corduroy scraps. She said I could have them, so I decided to use them as an experiment on a quilt.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

At our first museum building on McLeod Ave., 1971 and at the present Depot Museum, 1986 also on exhibit at the Quilt exhibit at the Depot, 1986.

Quilt top made by:

Mulkey, Ingrid

Quilted by:

Mulkey, Ingrid

Quiltmaker's city:

Ironwood

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's county:

Gogebic

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Other names quiltmaker was known by:

Raivio

Quiltmaker's birth date:

9/13/1912

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High school, Fashion Illustration College

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Artist desginer

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Raivio, Jon Anders August (Gust)

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Finnish

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Raivio, Kaisa Maria (Kate)

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Finnish

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

6/18/1936

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Mulkey, Joseph Frederick

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

Irish

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

J.F. Mulkey Manufacturing Co.

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

1-5 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Quilt owner's name:

Old Depot Museum

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Ingrid Mulkey, maker and donor

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's city:

Ironwood

Quilt owner's county:

Gogebic

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

When was the form filled out?

11/14/1986

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

Made entire quilt

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

Received as a gift

Shape of corners:

Straight

Describe where the inscription was found:

top

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Original designs