QUILT INDEX RECORD
10-7-24
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
National Quilt Museum
Who documented this quilt?
National Quilt Museum Collection; Paul D. Pilgrim Collection
National Quilt Museum Accession Number:
PT1997.05.04
Object/Title:
Buckeye Beauty
Date of object:
1995
How wide is the quilt?
45.000 inches
How long is the quilt?
45.000 inches
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt top made by:
Pilgrim, Paul D.
Quilted by:
Fisher, Toni
Time period:
1976-1999
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
National Quilt Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Paducah
Quilt owner's state:
Kentucky (KY)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Where the quilt was made, city:
Oakland
Where the quilt was made, state:
California (CA)
Where the quilt was made, 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:
The Paul Pilgrim quilts were donated by his partner, Gerald E. Roy, after Paul's death in 1996.
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Quiltmaker's gender:
Male
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date of death:
1996
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Relative
Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:
Paul learned to sew from from an aunt on his mother's side. His paternal grandmother, Sara Laura Shipman (Pilgrim) was an experienced quiltmaker, and Paul became interested in quilts through her.
Source of the information on this quilt:
From NQM collections database
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
National Quilt Museum
Cite this Quilt
Pilgrim, Paul D. Buckeye Beauty. 1995. From National Quilt Museum, National Quilt Museum Collection; Paul D. Pilgrim Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=10-7-24. Accessed: 04/25/24
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