QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

13.0118

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

2004.112.1

Owner's name for the quilt:

1933 Century of Progress Exhibition Quilt

Subject of the quilt:

Century of Progress Exhibition 1933

When was the form filled out?

2013

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?

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1933

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

ca. 1933

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

66 in

How long is the quilt?

84 in

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; Cream; Gray

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Date; Place

What is inscribed on the quilt?

CHICAGO 1933

Method used to make the inscription:

In the quilting

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

At center of quilt

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Inner border appliqued with a 14.75 inch width; Outer border solid with a .5 inch width

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

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:

Cream

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6-7 stitches per inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond; In-the-ditch; Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Other

Contests entered:

Sears Quilt Contest, 1933 Chicago World's Fair

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

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

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

This quilt was made for entry into the quilt contest held by Sears, Roebuck and Co. at the Sears Pavillion during the 1933 Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago. Entries were to highlight "a century of progress," as determined by the quilter. Prize money was considerable ($1,000 during the Depression) and thousands of quilts were sewn and entered. This quilt includes an applique depiction of a "modern," deco-style city (presumably Akron, Ohio) surrounded by appliqued dirigibles, airplanes and hot-air ballons.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

The Henry Ford

Copyright holder:

The Henry Ford