QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-6185
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:
12.0185
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
2012:135.2
Object label:
Arabesque Geometric
Tarek Fattoh
Cairo, Egypt
2012
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2012:135.2
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:
Arabesque Geometric
Quilt top made by:
Tarek, Fattoh
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
Why was the quilt made?
Personal income
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Quiltmaker's city:
Cairo
Quiltmaker's country:
Egypt
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?
51"
How long is the quilt?
51"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Blue; White
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
1 1/2” appliquéd
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
Embellishments used:
Cotton thread
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Straight grain; Front turned to back
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
1 1/2"
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
10
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
9
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Patches outlined/in the ditch
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
“Stitch Like an Egyptian: The Tentmakers of Cairo,” at the AQS Quilt Show in Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 22-25, 2012. Also other AQS show venues. October 3-6, 2012, Des Moines, IA. Stitch Like an Egyptian: The Tentmakers of Cairo, American Quilters Society, 2012, page 28.
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 at the AQS Quilt Show Exhibit, Grand Rapids, MI, 2012.
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
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.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Who photographed this quilt?
Pearl Yee Wong
Copyright holder:
MSU Board of Trustees
Cite this Quilt
Tarek, Fatto. Arabesque Geometric. 2012. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-6185. Accessed: 04/17/24
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