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QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-3

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum accession number:

PQ.2004.016.001

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Quilt, Art

Quilt's title:

Mangrove II

How wide is the quilt?

37.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

33.500 inches

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1997

Describe the quilt's layout:

Nontraditional or art

Subject of the quilt:

Nature - Trees

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: none Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: none Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Polyester

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Hand-dyed

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

chambray

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Gray

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Other

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: front to back, faced Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: sheer overlays Other Technique/Fab Prts: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Layout Fmt: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Piecing Techn: Other Appliq Techn: Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread Type: Thread Color: Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: unknown Backing: blue/gray chambray Edge Shape: Corner Shape: ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Levin, Linda

Quilted by:

Levin, Linda

Where the quilt was made, state:

Colorado (CO)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

Art Quilt, "Mangrove II" 38.5" x 37". This quilt is one of 64 art quilts that make up the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum's Rooted in Tradition Collection, which is on traveling exhibit throughout the USA through 2008. Featured in the book "Rooted in Tradition: Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum." HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by the maker, Linda Levin of Wayland, MA Ownership/History: Made by Linda Levin and donated to the collection "Rooted in Tradition: Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum." Quilt was inspired by trips through the mangrove swamps in Florida. LocMade: Wayland///MA

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Golden

Quilt owner's state:

Colorado (CO)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Cite this Quilt

Levin, Lind. Mangrove II. 1997. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-3. Accessed: 03/28/24

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