Owensville in Gasconade County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
In Loving Memory
Wilma Mildred "Taylor" Munn 2/13/1917 - 5/24/2007 Finished it in 2006.
Grandmother's Flower Garden
This Quilt was the most popular pattern after 1925. The "modern" quilters loved the endless color combination and ways the blocks could be set together. Thousands of small hexagons were in the finished quilt.
Early names for this quilt were honeycomb and mosaic. This quilt may have been truest to the Colonial Revival's ideal of reproducing American quilts, for the mosaic quilt was indeed made as early as the end of the 1700s.
Erected by Owensville Chamber of Commerce.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, Owensville Quilt Patterns series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.
Location. 38° 20.828′ N, 91° 30.011′ W. Marker is in Owensville, Missouri, in Gasconade County. It is on East Peters Avenue just east of North 1st Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker
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Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor. It is also in the American Ozarks, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Spools (within shouting distance of this marker); Two Old Timers (within shouting distance of this marker); Soldier's Walk (within shouting distance of this marker); Mural (within shouting distance of this marker); Four Leaf Clover (within shouting distance of this marker); Farmers & Merchants Bank (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Double Friendship Star (about 300 feet away); Cross Roads (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Owensville.
Additional keywords. Quilting
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 15, 2019
2. Grandmother's Flower Garden pattern is displayed above the marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 223 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 18, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
