1938 - 1945 Brenda Brown's "Three Little Pigs" Quilt
date: label: date made
content: 1938-1945
name: label: maker
content: Owen, Mildred C.
notes: label: Description
content: Mildred C. Owen, of Atlanta, Georgia, crafted this child’s quilt for her daughter, Brenda Owen Brown, in the 1940s. “The Three Little Pigs” pattern was designed by Ruby Short McKim in 1934 and published in various newspapers. Embroidered inscriptions and appliqued motifs on seven blocks relate the well-known story. “Open the [applique of a door]; And Let Me in; NO? by the hair; Of my Chin [two appliqued chins]; Then I’ll Huff; and I’ll Puff; I’ll blow [applique of house] in.” Eight other appliqued blocks depict 3 pigs, 3 houses, and two blocks for the wolf. It was quilted by a neighbor. This is a delightful example of a children's story used as an inspiration for crib or children's quilt patterns.
label: Description
content: Mildred C. Owen was born on August 18, 1913 in Calhoun, Georgia, to Charles Lee and Nora Starnes Chatmon. She and her two sisters grew up doing many kinds of handwork and made many of their own clothes. Mildred was also an avid gardener, her hybridized daylilies won horticulture awards. Mildred died June 8, 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Georgia, Atlanta
topic: label: Subject
content: Quilting
label: Subject
content: Children
label: Subject
content: Children's Literature
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
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content: Quilts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Brenda Kathryn Brown
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2006.0188.01
label: accession number
content: 2006.0188
label: catalog number
content: 2006.0188.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: filling, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 48 in x 33 in; 122 cm x 84 cm