QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

13.0168

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

26.148.1

Owner's name for the quilt:

Log Cabin Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Courthouse Steps Quilt

Brackman # or other source & #:

3240

Biography of the quiltmaker?

Sally Dudley Tucker (October 17, 1797 - November 4, 1896) was born in Raymond, Rockingham County, New Hampshire to Moses Dudley, a farmer, and his wife Nancy Griffin. She married Barnard Tucker (1802-1868), a farmer, on March 10, 1820, and they settled on the Tucker family farm "some fifty rods (about 825 feet) from the old Dudley homestead, the next house east." Sally and Barnard had nine children: Philena, Moses D., James, John D., Anna L. (or Nancy), Sarah, Jane E. Isaac, and Helen. After her husband's death in 1868, Sally lived with her daughter Jane and her husband Frank Grant, a farmer, and their children "at the family home" (the Tucker farm?). According to her grandson, Frank Tucker, in her later years Sally broke her hip twice and was confined to a wheelchair. However “she would not be idle," so she knitted and quilted. For her children she made silk Log Cabin quilts, and for her grandchildren she made wool quilts. (This quilt is likely the one made for grandson Frank S. Tucker.) Sally Tucker died in November 1896, having lived in Raymond, New Hampshire all her life.

When was the form filled out?

2013

Quilt top made by:

Tucker, Sally Dudley

Quilted by:

Tucker, Sally Dudley

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

Where the quilt was made, city:

Raymond

Where the quilt was made, county:

Rockingham County

Where the quilt was made, state:

New Hampshire (NH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

ca. 1875

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Raymond

Quiltmaker's county:

Rockingham County

Quiltmaker's state:

New Hampshire (NH)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Dudley

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10-17-1797

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Raymond

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

New Hampshire

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

11-04-1896

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Dudley, Moses

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

New Hampshire

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Dudley, Nancy Griffin

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

New Hampshire

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

03-10-1820

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

Tucker, Barnard

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

Farmer

Number of children:

9

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

4

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

85 in

How long is the quilt?

86 in

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue; Brown; Green; Red

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

99

Size of quilt blocks:

7.5 x 9 inches

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

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Wool

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Paisley; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Foundation Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown; Cream; Green

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Hand sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Wool

Fabric structure of the binding:

Other

Describe the binding:

Hand loomed wool tape

How is the binding made?

Separate binding applied; Hand sewn; Woven tape

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?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

The Henry Ford's collection includes not only this Log Cabin quilt made by Sally Dudley Tucker, but also a late 1880s photograph of her seated in a wheelchair and holding a partially finished quilt block.

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

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

Who photographed this quilt?

The Henry Ford

Copyright holder:

The Henry Ford