QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

85.2034

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

63.36.67

Owner's name for the quilt:

Log Cabin Straight Furrow

When was the form filled out?

8/22/1985

Quilt top made by:

Dusenbury, Caroline

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:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

1859

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

Made as a Christmas gift for Mrs. Katherine Dusenbury Shelden. Katherine and her husband Shelden, were married December 25, 1859 in New York and came to Detroit about 1861.

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Butler

Number of children:

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

68 3/8"

How long is the quilt?

76"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

90

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Silk

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Silk

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Family genealogy

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. Stephen T. Stackpole (Annette Shelden), 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