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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-7662

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Detroit Historical Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.2028

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

45.505

Owner's name for the quilt:

Crazy Quilt

When was the form filled out?

8/21/1985

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?

1875-1900

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made by a patient of Dr. Lancelot Younghusband, who had an office on Adams in back of the Tuller.

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

65"

How long is the quilt?

66 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"A"

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

7"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Velvet

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Open/Dimensional work

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Silk

What color is the back of the quilt?

Red

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Detroit Historical Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Detroit

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:

Mrs. John S. Goodman (Ann Bedford) and Mrs. Ruth Bedford, donors

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

Lancelot Younghusband is first listed in the Detroit City Directory in 1872/3 as Physician and president of the Homeopathic College at 3 Gratiot, his house was at 61 Adams. By the early 1880s his address was listed at 79 Elizabeth W. The 1898 city directory, p. 1580, lists Lancelot's death date as 8/3/1898 at age 70. His widow, Sarah, is listed at the Elizabeth address through the early 1900s and operated the Younghusband Electrical Massage Co.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

;. Crazy Quilt. 1875-1900. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Detroit Historical Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7662. Accessed: 03/28/24