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Jacob's Ladder; Jacob's ladder

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

19-15-3970

Minnesota Quilt Project Documentation Number:

BD 069

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Minnesota Quilters Inc.

Who documented this quilt?

Minnesota Quilt Project (MQP)

How wide is the quilt?

85

How long is the quilt?

68

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Jacob's Ladder

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

What color is the quilt?

Pink

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Jacob's ladder

Brackman # or other source & #:

1695b

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern; Public domain/traditional

Quilt top made by:

Briggs Rockwell (plus 2 more marriages), Elizabeth

Where the quilt was made, city:

Lake Hubert

Where the quilt was made, county:

Crow Wing

Where the quilt was made, state:

Minnesota (MN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

birthday gift for Kathryn Waarum Lindberg

Description of quilt:

2 tone pink

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Minnesota Quilters, Inc.

Cite this Quilt

Briggs Rockwell (plus 2 more marriages), Elizabet. Jacob's Ladder. 1930-1949. From Minnesota Quilters Inc., Minnesota Quilt Project (MQP). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=19-15-3970. Accessed: 03/29/24