QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-7154

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:

85.1314

Owner's name for the quilt:

Crazy Buffalo Robe

When was the form filled out?

5/6/1985

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

c1900

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

66"

How long is the quilt?

70"

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

FH

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

fabric pieces form initials

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

What color is the back of the quilt?

Red

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

The fabrics are scrap pieces of wool manufactured at the local (Dearborn area) Arna Woolen Mill.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

15 Early Dearborn Quilts by Margaret Malanyn, p.12

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)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum