QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-6286
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
13.0147
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
35.885.1
Owner's name for the quilt:
Arabic Lattice Pattern Quilt
Brackman # or other source & #:
2561
Biography of the quiltmaker?
Cora Owen sent this quilt to industrialist Henry Ford and his wife Clara as a Christmas gift in 1935.
When was the form filled out?
2013
Quilt top made by:
Owen, Cora
Quilted by:
Owen, Cora
If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:
Quilt owner
Where the quilt was made, city:
Thomaston
Where the quilt was made, county:
Upston County
Where the quilt was made, state:
Georgia (GA)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1930-1949
When was the quilt finished?
ca.1930
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
ca. 1930
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's county:
Upson County
Quiltmaker's state:
Georgia (GA)
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's birth date:
04-15-1890
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Georgia
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
10-1983
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Worked as a spinner in a textile factory.
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
70.75 in
How long is the quilt?
80 in
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Orange; Turquoise
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
90
Size of quilt blocks:
7.75 - 8 in
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Other
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?
Cream
Describe the back:
Solid/plain
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front
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 thick is the quilt?
Medium
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
Cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
White
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
4-5 stitches per inch
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, background fills:
None
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
This pattern was sold by Ladies Art Company, pattern 413. The quilt top was pieced on a Singer sewing machine.
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Quilting Genius, 2004. Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, MI.
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Letter from Cora Owen to Henry Ford:/ Dec 20 - 1935/ Dear Mr. Ford/ Just thought I would send you and Mrs Ford a Christmas Present./ I dont know very much about Ford cars and could not drive one or any other car but I would like you to know that I do know something about a singer sewing machine/ and can run one as I pieced all of the top of this quilt on the singer machine/ I surely hope you and Mrs Ford will get as much pleasure out of it as I did in making it for you Wishing you a Very Merry Christmas/ I am cincerely/ Mrs Cora Owen
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
Source of the information on this quilt:
Museum Representative
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private- Nonprofit Organization
Quilt owner's name:
The Henry Ford
Quilt owner's city:
Dearborn
Quilt owner's county:
Wayne
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Details
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Who photographed this quilt?
The Henry Ford
Copyright holder:
The Henry Ford
Cite this Quilt
Owen, Cor. Arabic Lattice Pattern Quilt. ca.1930. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-6286. Accessed: 03/29/24