Crazy Quilt, circa 1896

Crazy quilt

circa 1896

Attributed to the Greusel family of Detroit, Michigan.

Not on exhibit to the public.

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

BLOCK 1: Michigan/Detroit/1891. Detroit Light Guard/Governor's/Levee/February 12th 1885/Honorary Committee. Grand Lodge/of/Michigan/F. & A. M./Detroit/Jan'y 26-27/1892. Compliments/Corunna/Commander/No. 21/Reception/To Our Most Eminent/Grand Master/Hugh McCurdy/Corunna Aug. 19, '92. BLOCK 2: IN MEMORY/M. H. Ford/died/April 20, 1891/Age 40 years. Ladies Day/Detroit. Michigan/Detroit/1891. St. Patrick's Club No. 1. (Embroidered) June Class/of '84/JHG/Look to the/end. February 22, 188(?)/T. W. Palmers/Log Cabin/Detroit, Mi/Stock Farm. BLOCK 3: Reunion/First/Michigan engineers/Oct. 14, '86/Lansing. Michigan/Press/Association/21st/Anniversary/at/Detroit/May 29, 30, 31, 188(?). Democratic/State/Convention/Wayne County. GMBA/Branch/No. 5/St. Vincents/Detroit. BLOCK 4: Our Guests/Escanaba/Press Club/Reception/Committee. G.A.R./Indianapolis/1893/"From Saginaw's tall whispering pines/To Lake Superior's furthest mines/Fair in the light of my memory shines/Michigan, my Michigan". Michigan/State/Press/Association/Detroit/July 8(?), 1893. Michigan/April 9, 1872/Press. Palestine. BLOCK 5 (Side) Iowa/W.R.C./Louisville/1895. The New Masonic Temple/Philadelphia/Woven by Horstmann Brothers and Co. (Printed drawing of the Temple.) Denver '96. Yacht and Canoe/Meet/Reception Com(mittee?)/Lake Erie/July 1886. Michigan/at/Gettysburg/July 1-2-3/1863/Dedication/of/Monument/June 12th/1889. BLOCK 6: Michigan. Fireman's Tourn(ament?)/Press/(??)artford Wednesday June 20. Hoffman House/Compliments of Hoffman House. G.A.R./Washington D.C./1892. (Embroidered) Susies/Wedding/Gown. (Embroidered) 1893. Michigan/at/Gettysburg/July 1-2-3/1863/Dedication/of Monument/June 12th, 1889. Tancred/Commandery/No. 48/K.T./41st/Annual Conclave/Pittsburgh/May 1894. BLOCK 7: Commandery/Hon. T.W. Palmer/April 25, 1889/Table Number/4. 17th Reunion/Army of the Cumberland/Sept. 16(?) & 17 1885/Grand Rapids/Michigan. Pingree/1894. Happy New Year/Eleanor Greusel/Kittie Moran/Maggie O'Rorke/Maggie Moran/Susie Greusel/1884. Garfield Monument/Dedication/of/Memorial/May 30,/1890/Press. Governor _____________h(?). BLOCK 8: Detroit Light Guard/Governor's/Levee/February 10th 1891/Honorary Committee. BLOCK 9: Michigan/Press/Association/21st/Anniversary/Detroit/May 29, 30, 31, 1881. Press/Democratic/State convention/Grand Rapids, Mich./June 28th 1894. (Embroidered) B(?) O'R. Louisville/Passenger and Ticket/Agents/Association/Outing/Middlesborough/May 17, 1890/Press/"We will sing one song for/the Old Kentucky Home, For the Old Kentucky Home/far away". A Hearty Welcome/To Our Legislators/: MENU St. Juliens Wine Blue points on half shell Celery Green turtle Darnless(?) of Salmon a la Nelson Duchess Potatoes New Radishes Niebsteiner Wine Breast of Wiggen Duck a la Portugaise Lettuce Fried Sweet Potato Munn's Extra Dry Broiled Quail on Toast Parisienne Potatoes Wax beans Filet of Beef, Bearnaise Sauce Hennessy Brandy Vanilla ice cream Assorted cakes Mixed nuts Assorted fruit Fomage de Brie Java coffee Curry Hotel. Ironwood Mich/Thursday January 26, 1893. Pontiac/Commandery. No. 2 K.T./Michigan/Denver/1892. (Knights Templar ribbon) BLOCK 10: 23rd/National Encampment/G.A.R./Press/Milwaukee, Wis./August, 1889. Saginaw Valley/G.A.R./Indianapolis/1893/"From Saginaw's tall whispering pines, To Lake Superior's furthest mines/Fair in the light of memory shines/Michigan, my Michigan." (Printed photos of Grover Cleveland and his wife Frances). Michigan/(Press?) Association/Kalamazoo/1891. Michigan/at/Gettysburg/July 1-2-3-/1863/Dedication/of/Monument/June 12th/1889. BLOCK 11: 17th Annual/Encampment/G.A.R./of Michigan/Mt. Clemens/Michigan/March 26-28, 1893/Souvenir H.D. Terry Post 216. (Embroidered) J.F. Greusel. Toledo/Commanderly/Knights Templar/No. 7/Tri-ennial Conclave/Denver, Colo./1892 GADH(?)/De(troit?)/July/17_(?), 1893. (Printed Seal of the State of Michigan on a white satin ribbon.) CA(____?)/Detroit/July 24/17__(?) 1893. BLOCK 12: Toledo/Commandery/Knights Templar/No. 7/Tri-ennial Conclave/Denver, Colo./1892. Detroit High School/Alumni/20th Annual Reunion/Princess Rink/Jan. 30th, '85/Executive Com. BLOCK 13: Finance. Visit/of/Plymouth Rock Lodge/No. 47/F. & A.M./February 18, 1890. BLOCK 14: National/Democratic Convention/Reporter/1892. Dedication/World's Fair/State Building/Chicago/1893. Detroit/Invites/the/National/Republican/Convention/1892. Reception/Regimental/Headquarters/First/Mass./H.A./1861/1865/Committee/1890(?). BLOCK 15: Pingree. Compliments/of the/Leamington/Driving Park/Association/July 2nd 1888/Press. Old Kentucky/National/Encampment/G.A.R./in favor of/Louisville/1895. Michigan/Legislature/Ann Arbor/March 9, 1893. Lymann D. Norris. Press/G.A.R./1892. Detroit Commandery/No. 1/Knights Templar/Detroit, Michigan/Our Guests/Pittsburgh Commandery/No. 1/Knights Templar/Pittsburgh, Penn./May 1894. BLOCK 17: Old Kentucky/National/Encampment/G.A.R./In favor of/Louisville/1895. Republican/State/Convention/Saginaw, Mich/July 20, 1892/Press. Democratic/State convention/Wayne County. Arrangement/Committee/Cities/Reception/to/Ex-President Cleveland/City of Detroit/Michigan/Hotel Cadillac/February 23rd 1892.