QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

85.2070

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

1978.21.119

Owner's name for the quilt:

Straight Furrow Log Cabin

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:

1901-1929

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Frankemuth

Quiltmaker's county:

Saginaw

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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:

Hbinger, Johann Georg

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German (Dessamansdorf, Kingdom of Bavaria)

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Keller, Rosina B.

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:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

How wide is the quilt?

72 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

83 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; Pink; White

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Stains

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

19

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

7 1/4"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

How is the binding made?

Unfinished/raw edge

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

pale blue “Imperial Chambray” border

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:

Her granddaughter, Mrs. Margaret Nuelken, donated the comforter to Frankenmuth Historical Museum in 1978.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum