QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

12.0184

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

2012:135.1

Object label:

Horse in Calligraphy
Ashraf Hashem
Cairo, Egypt
2012
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2012:135.1

Essay:

The quilt was made by an Egyptian tentmaker artist, featured in the exhibit, “Stitch Like an Egyptian: The Tentmakers of Cairo,” at the American Quilter's Society Show in Grand Rapids, Michigan, August 22-25, 2012. The exhibit was curated by Jenny Bowker. Tentmaker work is brilliantly colored appliqué, usually made by men. The work isused to line tents or screens covered in appliqué.

Quilt's title:

Horse in Calligraphy

When was the form filled out?

3/17/2012

Quilt top made by:

Hashem, Ashraf

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Cairo

Where the quilt was made, country:

Egypt

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2012

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Male

Quiltmaker's city:

Cairo

Quiltmaker's country:

Egypt

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Master tentmakers of Cairo, “Market of the tentmakers”

Where does/did the group meet?

Cairo, Egypt.

What are the main activities of the group?

Tentmaker work is brilliantly colored appliqué, usually made by men. The work used to line tents or screens covered in appliqué.

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

45"

How long is the quilt?

37"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Number of quilt blocks:

1

Describe the borders:

Plain 2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

The quilt was made by an Egyptian tentmaker artist, featured in the exhibit, “Stitch Like an Egyptian: The Tentmakers of Cairo,” at the AQS Quilt Show in Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 22-25, 2012. Exhibit curated by Jenny Bowker. Tentmaker work is brilliantly colored appliqué, usually made by men. The work used to line tents or screens covered in appliqué.

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Purchased from the AQS exhibit, "Stitch Like An Egyptian" in Grand Rapids, MI, 2012

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees