QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6170

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:

13.0134

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

2007.62.9

Owner's name for the quilt:

Drunkard's Path Quilt

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:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1985

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

ca. 1985

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

Lovie Simmons Richburg made this quilt for her great-grandson, Michael Richburg Jr. (1981-2005).

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 marriage date(s):

1911

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

Richburg, Daniel Bishop

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

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Green

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

30

Size of quilt blocks:

11.5-12.25 in x 13 in

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Solid green border on all 4 sides with a 2.5 - 4.5 in width.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Polyester

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

Yellow

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

greater than one inch

How thick is the quilt?

Medium

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

3 stitches per inch

Width between quilting lines:

1-2 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 Representatvie

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

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Lovie Simmons Richburg made this quilt for her great-grandson, Michael Richburg Jr. Michael's father, Michael Sr., liked the animal print fabric provided by his mother, Lollie Richburg. The green print fabric and yellow backing were the choice of the quiltmaker.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

The Henry Ford

Copyright holder:

The Henry Ford