QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-7677
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:
85.2038
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
69.117
Owner's name for the quilt:
Roman Square
When was the form filled out?
8/22/1985
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
Where the quilt was made, city:
Coldwater
Where the quilt was made, county:
Branch
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1876-1900
When was the quilt finished?
c1880
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
This is a:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
How wide is the quilt?
40 1/2"
How long is the quilt?
64 1/4"
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Damage:
Disintegration of fabric
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
170
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Silk
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:
Made of pieces from dresses belonging to Margaret Chapman's mother; patch in center of quilt reads "Fox and Chapman, Coldwater, Mich."
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. Edward Hartwick, donor
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
The 1883 Michigan State Gazetteer, p. 407 lists Fox and Chapman (Harlan M. Fox, Dyce Chapman) Jewelers.
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
;. Roman Square. c1880. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Detroit Historical Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-7677. Accessed: 03/28/24