QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6320

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:

13.0179

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

27.311.1.1

Owner's name for the quilt:

Postage Stamp Quilt

Brackman # or other source & #:

2430

When was the form filled out?

2013

Quilt top made by:

Martin, Edna

Quilted by:

Martin, Edna

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?

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Wylam

Where the quilt was made, county:

Jefferson County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Alabama (AL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1925

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

ca. 1925

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Wylam

Quiltmaker's county:

Jefferson County

Quiltmaker's state:

Alabama (AL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Martin

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1912

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Alabama

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Martin, Charles

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Martin, Carrie

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

67 in

How long is the quilt?

78 in

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Black; Blue; Brown; Cream; Gray; Orange; Pink; Purple; Red; Teal; Yellow; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

10 in x 10 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

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Solid border, 1.75 - 2.25 inches wide.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Floral; Geometric; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Brown; Pink; Turquoise or Teal

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Print

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 stitches per inch

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Quilting Genius, 2004. Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

"Fons and Porter Presents Quilts from The Henry Ford: 24 Vintage Quilts Celebrating American Quiltmaking." Urbandale, Iowa: Landauer Corporation, 2005.

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

The Henry Ford's collection also includes the blue ribbon won by Edna Martin for this quilt at the 1927 Alabama State 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?

Gift

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

Edna Martin, a 15-year-old girl from Wylam, Alabama, made this quilt that won a blue-ribbon at the 1927 Alabama State Fair. Later that year, Edna sent the quilt to industrialist Henry Ford as a Christmas gift.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Who photographed this quilt?

The Henry Ford

Copyright holder:

The Henry Ford