QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-6163
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
13.0128
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
2007.62.3
Owner's name for the quilt:
Drunkard's Path
Biography of the quiltmaker?
Lovie Simmons (1894-1994) married Daniel Bishop Richburg (1891-1984) on January 12, 1911 in Crenshaw County, Alabama. The Richburg family were farmers who owned a substantial number of acres in Crenshaw County, Alabama, some of which was sharecropped by others or rented to tenant farmers. Lovie and Daniel had twelve children: Marvin (born 1912), Edna (born about 1915), Cumi (born about 1916), Winfred (born about 1917), Clara (born about 1919), Havard (born 1921), Mary (born about 1922), Kline (born 1923), Doris (born about 1925), Raymond (born about 1928), Magdalene (born about 1930) and Willard (born 1931).
When was the form filled out?
2013
Quilt top made by:
Richburg, Lovie Simmons
Quilted by:
Richburg, Lovie Simmons
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Purchased the quilt
Where the quilt was made, city:
Luverne
Where the quilt was made, county:
Crenshaw County
Where the quilt was made, state:
Alabama (AL)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1930-1949
When was the quilt finished?
1935-1960
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1935-1960
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Luverne
Quiltmaker's county:
Crenshaw County
Quiltmaker's state:
Alabama (AL)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Simmons
Quiltmaker's birth date:
03-04-1894
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Luverne
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Alabama
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
08-25-1994
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
African American
Quiltmaker's educational background:
6th Grade
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Laundress
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Simmons, Samuel
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Alabama
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Simmons, Sarah Ann Carpenter
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
Alabama
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Farmer
Number of children:
12
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
20-50 quilts
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
60.125 in
How long is the quilt?
85 in
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue; Brown
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
12
Size of quilt blocks:
19 in x 20 in
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
Bottom border is solid blue wool with a 3.75 to 4.5 inch width; Top border is solid blue wool with a 1.5 to 4 inch width.
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton; Wool; Other synthetic
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Blue or Navy; Red; White
Describe the back:
Machine sewn
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
half inch - one inch
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Blanket or flannel
How thick is the quilt?
Medium
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
Cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
White
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
3-5 stitches per inch
Width between quilting lines:
1-1.5 in
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
Source of the information on this quilt:
Museum Representative
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private- Nonprofit Organization
Quilt owner's name:
The Henry Ford
Quilt owner's city:
Dearborn
Quilt owner's county:
Wayne
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Purchase
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Who photographed this quilt?
The Henry Ford
Copyright holder:
The Henry Ford
Cite this Quilt
Richburg, Lovie Simmon. Drunkard's Path. 1935-1960. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-6163. Accessed: 04/18/24