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