QUILT INDEX RECORD

10-7-233

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

National Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

National Quilt Museum Collection

National Quilt Museum Accession Number:

1997.07.07

Object/Title:

Discovery

Date of object:

1991

How wide is the quilt?

18.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

18.500 inches

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Type of inscription:

Signature

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

This is a:

Finished quilt

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

NQM Database Search Terms: African heritage born in France embellished fish framed inked signature lame´ machine appliquéd machine embroidered machine quilted pictorial purple round quilt sea creatures silkollage small velvet woman of color

Quilt top made by:

Dawkins, Francelise

Time period:

1976-1999

Shape of edge:

Rounded

Describe the edge:

circular

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

no corners

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:

Queensbury

Where the quilt was made, state:

New York (NY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Source of the information on this quilt:

From NQM collections database

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

National Quilt Museum