QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-443
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:
99.0243
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
1998:53.59
Object label:
Missouri Rose Tree
Betty Harriman and Mary Schafer
Bunceton, Cooper County, Missouri and Flushing, Genesee County, Michigan
1966, 1973
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#1998:53.59
Essay:
This is one of the boldest of rose designs. The massive red, rose, and green watermelon border and heavy red tassels combine to make a most striking quilt. Mary completed the quilt in 1973.
By Gwen Marston from The Mary Schafer Quilt Collection exhibit catalogue.
Owner's name for the quilt:
Rose Tree
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Missouri Rose
Quilt top made by:
Harriman, Betty Harned
Quilted by:
Schafer, Mary
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Purchased the quilt
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1950-1975
When was the quilt started?
1966
When was the quilt finished?
1973
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Bunceton
Quiltmaker's state:
Missouri (MO)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Harned
Quiltmaker's birth date:
9/22/1890
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
6/21/1971
Quiltmaker's educational background:
William Wood High School. She earned a teaching degree from Warrensburg State College.
Quiltmaker's occupation:
She was a school teacher, the a hotel manager until her retirement.
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Harned, Ben
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Harned, Betty Bradley
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Relative
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Under 10 years of age
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
more than 50
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
89"
How long is the quilt?
92"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Mary Schafer
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1966
Method used to make the inscription:
Embroidery
Describe where the inscription was found:
top
Number of quilt blocks:
9
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
12 1/2" applique
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Polyester
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
4
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
5
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Another quilt
Describe the source of the pattern:
Maybe a copy of a Rose Kretsinger
Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:
Quilter's Journal, vol. IV, no. 4 for more information on Betty Harriman. Book, Mary Schafer and Her Quilts by Marston and Cunningham; Michigan State University Museum, 1990.
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?
Purchase
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
2/18/1998, Mary Vida Schafer
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt top
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
Betty loved intricate applique and highly technical piecing. She also liked heavily quilted and stuffed work.
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Harriman, Betty Harne. Rose Tree. 1973. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-443. Accessed: 03/19/24
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