QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-7143
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project; Dearborn Historical Museum Collection
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
85.1303
Owner's name for the quilt:
Log Cabin
When was the form filled out?
5/15/1985
Quilt top made by:
Featham, Jane
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1876-1900
When was the quilt finished?
c1891
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation
Details about why the quilt was made:
Made for her grandson
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Dearborn
Quiltmaker's county:
Wayne
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1820
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?
Rural
Quiltmaker's occupation:
housekeeper for a wealth cattle farmer.
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
English
Number of children:
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
1
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
1
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
33"
How long is the quilt?
41"
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
80
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public-Other
Quilt owner's name:
Dearborn Historical Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Dearborn
Quilt owner's county:
Wayne
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Marcia J. Bany Milligan, great-granddaughter, donor
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Featham, Jan. Log Cabin. c1891. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Dearborn Historical Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7143. Accessed: 04/24/24