QUILT INDEX RECORD

10-7-140

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

National Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

National Quilt Museum Collection; Footies

National Quilt Museum Accession Number:

F2012.03.20

Other Numbers or Box Number:

273

Object/Title:

Experiment with Gold Leaf

Date of object:

01-08-2007

Date examined:

08-06-2012

How wide is the quilt?

12 1/2 in

How long is the quilt?

12 1/2 in

Quilting thread:

possibly cotton embroidery floss

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Print; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

glue

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc)

Describe embellishment materials or techniques:

beads, trinkets, buttons, gold leaf, copper leaf, some kind of feather or brush fibers

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Type of inscription:

Date; Initials; Message

What is inscribed on the quilt?

written on lower right back in gold: "X's, DMc 1-18-07"

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

01-18-2007

Location of inscription:

on back

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

footie

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

art quilt

What color is the quilt?

Black; Gold; Orange; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt top made by:

Dorris Jane McManis

Quilted by:

Dorris Jane McManis

Quiltmaker's city:

St. Louis

Quiltmaker's state:

Missouri (MO)

Time period:

2000-2025

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

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:

St. Louis

Where the quilt was made, state:

Missouri (MO)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

01-04-1948

Quiltmaker's date of death:

01-26-2010

Source of the information on this quilt:

From NQM collections database

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

National Quilt Museum