QUILT INDEX RECORD

10-7-223

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

National Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

National Quilt Museum Collection

National Quilt Museum Accession Number:

1996.01.07

Object/Title:

Corona II: Solar Eclipse

Date of object:

1989

How wide is the quilt?

76.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

94.000 inches

Quilting thread:

monofilament quilting

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

This is a:

Finished quilt

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

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Quilt top made by:

Fallert, Caryl Bryer

Time period:

1976-1999

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:

Oswego

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

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

Other provenance: Paducah, KY

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

National Quilter's Association (NQA) Master Quilter Status was conferred in 1986

Source of the information on this quilt:

From NQM collections database

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

National Quilt Museum