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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