QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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.2004.026.001

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Quilt, Art

Quilt's title:

Still Life V/VI

How wide is the quilt?

50.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

22.000 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1989

Describe the quilt's layout:

Nontraditional or art

Subject of the quilt:

Nature - Flowers

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: none Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 1.5" Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Striped; Other

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery; Painting

What color is the back of the quilt?

White; Black

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

Describe the quilt filling:

possibly cotton

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

to pattern, moderate/heavy

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: Other Sash: Other Border1: black and white striped Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: machine applied, cotton, same print as border Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: Other Technique/Fab Prts: hand-painted ------------------------------------------------------- Other Layout Fmt: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Piecing Techn: Other Appliq Techn: Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: hand embroidered, hand painted (acrylic) Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread Type: Thread Color: Quilting Designs Used: outline, to pattern, moderate/heavy ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: multicolored, brights Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: unknown (cotton?) Backing: pieced, black/white floral 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:

Page-Kessler, Janet

Quilted by:

Page-Kessler, Janet

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, "Still Life V/VI" 1989. 50" x 22". 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, Janet Page-Kessler of New York, NY. Ownership/History: Made by Janet Page-Kessler and donated to the collection "Rooted in Tradition: Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum." LocMade: New York///NY

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