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:

85.2071

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

1975.25.2

Owner's name for the quilt:

Drunkard's Path

When was the form filled out?

7/29/1985

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?

c1890

Details about why the quilt was made:

The quilt was purchased by friends as a gift for Mrs. Larson

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

72"

How long is the quilt?

89"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

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?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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

greater than one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

3"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

11

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Handicraft exhibit, Frankenmuth, MI, at present, Frankenmuth Historical Museum

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:

Mrs. Gwen Larson received this quilt from a group of friends and relatives. In 1975, Mrs. Larson donated the quilt to Frankenmuth Historical Museum.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum