
QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-6286
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
13.0147
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
35.885.1
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for the quilt:
Arabic Lattice Pattern Quilt
Brackman # or other source & #:
2561
How wide is the quilt?
70.75 in
How long is the quilt?
80 in
Shape of edge:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Orange; Turquoise
Overall color scheme:
Two color
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
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
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Medium
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Outline
Quilting designs used, background fills:
None
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
Can you see any knots on the front or back of the quilt?
no
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
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Describe the back:
Solid/plain
What color is the back of the quilt?
Cream
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
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.
When was the quilt finished?
ca.1930
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
ca. 1930
Time period:
1930-1949
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
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
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
Biography of the quiltmaker?
Cora Owen sent this quilt to industrialist Henry Ford and his wife Clara as a Christmas gift in 1935.
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
Quiltmaker's state:
Georgia (GA)
Quiltmaker's county:
Upson County
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Georgia
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's birth date:
04-15-1890
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
10-1983
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Worked as a spinner in a textile factory.
Quilt owner's name:
The Henry Ford
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
Source of the information on this quilt:
Museum Representative
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library, or Institution
Quilt owner's city:
Dearborn
Quilt owner's county:
Wayne
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
The Henry Ford
When was the form filled out?
2013
Who photographed this quilt?
The Henry Ford
Details
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Shape of corners:
Straight
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
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: 07/17/25
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