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12-8-8008

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Frankenmuth Historical Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.2069

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

1978.21.118

Owner's name for the quilt:

Log Cabin Light and Shadows

When was the form filled out?

7/29/1985

Quilt top made by:

List, Anna Margaret

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Frankenmuth

Where the quilt was made, county:

Saginaw

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

pre 1900

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Frankenmuth

Quiltmaker's county:

Saginaw

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Hubinger

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1858

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Frankenmuth

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Michigan

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1930

Quiltmaker's educational background:

probably 8th grade

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Missouri Synod Lutheran

Quiltmaker's occupation:

housewife

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Hubinger, Johann Georg

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German (Dessamansdorf, Kingdom of Bavaria)

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Hubinger, Rosina B. Keller

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German (Klarsbach, Kingdom of Bavaria)

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

carpenter

Number of children:

6

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

5

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

68 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

78"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Repairs:

Tear or hole sewn together

Describe the quilt's layout:

Vertical strip

Number of quilt blocks:

36

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

4 1/2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Yellow

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

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

Clippings or photocopies; Hubinger genealogy

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Frankenmuth Historical Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Frankenmuth

Quilt owner's county:

Saginaw

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

The donor was Mrs. Margaret Nuelken (the maker;s granddaughter).

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

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

The List's raised sheep (at that time Main Street residents could) and that the black sheep's wool was taken to the Frankenmuth Woolen Mill, carded, and used as the batt. The wool is visible through the wear in the fabrics.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

List, Anna Margare. Log Cabin Light and Shadows. pre 1900. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Frankenmuth Historical Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-8008. Accessed: 03/29/24