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Pumpkin Flower; Oak Leaf & Reel variation

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-10220

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

87.0203

Owner's name for the quilt:

Pumpkin Flower

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Oak Leaf & Reel variation

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

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

Inherited

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt finished?

ca 1850

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

78"

How long is the quilt?

78"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the type of inscription:

Title

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"Pumpkin Flower 150 years old."

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

A small yellowed cloth tag

Describe where the inscription was found:

attached

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

1

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

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

Michigan Quilts, figure 18. p. 29

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Joyce Hopson

Quilt owner's city:

Muskegon

Quilt owner's county:

Muskegon

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

found in Northern Michigan

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

Although its maker is unknown, this beautiful appliqued quilt has been in the Hubbard-Hopson family of Harbor Beach, Michigan for more than 100 years. The quilt was found in the family's cabin in northern Michigan. A small yellowed, cloth tag attached to the quilt reads, "Pumpkin Flower 150 years old," adding to the mystery.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Peter Glendinning

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

;. Pumpkin Flower. ca 1850. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-10220. Accessed: 03/29/24

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