QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-7146
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:
85.1306
Owner's name for the quilt:
Log Cabin
When was the form filled out?
7/26/1985
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
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
Shape of edge:
Straight
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
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 of quilter 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. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Dearborn Historical Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7146. Accessed: 03/28/24