QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-6990

Essay:

Arabian Gold
1998
Suzanne Knapp
Lowell, Massachusetts
76"w x 95"h
Hand & machine pieced; hand appliqué; hand quilted
Cotton fabric

Suzanne Knapp was inspired to make Arabian Gold by a carpet published in Jon Thompson's Oriental Carpets. The intricate background of the carpet was interpreted with a pieced stylized vine superimposed on two meandering floral fabrics, while the medallions were designed to exploit the patterns in the fabrics available.

Gift of Suzanne Knapp, 2001.08

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

5397

Alternate inventory control number:

NEQM# 2001.08

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

New England Quilt Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Lowell

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Middlesex

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

75

Length:

95

Quilt's title:

Arabian Gold

Quilt top made by:

Knapp, Suzanne

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Lowell

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Lowell

Where the quilt was made, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Date made:

1998

Describe the source of the pattern:

Inspired by Oriental rug

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1998

Format:

Finished quilt

Describe the quilt setting:

framed lozenge

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

11 vertical rows, 14 horizontal rows, 20 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

4.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

zig-zag

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Width between quilting lines:

.75"

Number of borders:

2

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, print, plain weave

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Polyester

Backing, number of pieces:

4

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Orange

Describe where the inscription was found:

label on back with fabric picture of quilt

Inscription, technique:

Attached label

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Arabian Gold-original

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1998

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

New England Quilt Museum