QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-9835

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.1719

Owner's name for the quilt:

Drunkards Path

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Fool's Puzzle, Arkansas Troubles

Brackman # or other source & #:

1466b

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

c1870

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

70 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

72 1/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

White

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

196

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

1 3/8", 1 1/4", 4", 1 5/8"; outer: plain, wider at one end; inner: pieced sawtooth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand 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:

3

How is the binding made?

Straight 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?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

15

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Quilts from the Merry and Albert Silber Collection 1988) book, page 23.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Merry & Albert Silber

Quilt owner's city:

Southfield

Quilt owner's county:

Oakland

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum