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