QUILT INDEX RECORD
53-155-97
Who documented this quilt?
South Carolina Quilt History Project; South Carolina State Museum
South Carolina Quilt History Project Number:
AND-6
Number assigned by a museum or private collector:
SC 79.34.4
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt Owner's Name:
State Museum of South Carolina
Do you know the time period when this quilt was made?
1876-1900
Date provided by someone else, like a quilt appraiser:
1895
Do you know who made it (quiltmaker's name)?
Catlett, Mary Alice
Details on how you got the quilt:
Purchase or donation
This is a:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
Quilt width:
78"
Quilt length:
70"
Design:
Block pattern
Pattern Name:
Crazy Quilt
Fabrics, source:
Sewing scraps
Fabric styles:
Multiple scrap
Other fabrics:
Cross, Mason's emblem
Set:
Side by side
Number of quilt blocks:
90
Binding construction:
Unfinished/raw edge
Notes on the binding:
None
Batting materials:
No filling
Needlework; excellent; good; utilitarian; hand; machine:
The needlework techniques are excellent.
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Type of inscription:
Date; Initials
What is inscribed on the quilt?
"MAC", "LNC", "LTC", "JCV", "LV", "JGC"
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1895
How was it inscribed?
Embroidery
Details
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
All rights reserved, McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina
Cite this Quilt
Catlett, Mary Alic. Crazy Quilt. 1876-1900. From McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina, South Carolina Quilt History Project; South Carolina State Museum. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=53-155-97. Accessed: 04/23/24