QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-32

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.2004.041.001

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Quilt, Art

Quilt's title:

Shrine to the Prairie Chicken

How wide is the quilt?

28.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

35.000 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Betsy Cannon

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

front lower right

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2004

Describe the quilt's layout:

Nontraditional or art

Describe the borders:

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

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Polyester; Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Other

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other embellishment technique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White; Black

Describe the back:

Print

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

Describe the quilt filling:

possibly cotton

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Meander/free motion; Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

leaves, heavy

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: Other Sash: Other Border1: red rick-rack, red fabric, scalloped edges Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: black with red star print, machine applied Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: lame (stars) Other Technique/Fab Prts: pictorial (flowers, etc.) ------------------------------------------------------- Other Layout Fmt: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Piecing Techn: Other Appliq Techn: Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: beading, rick-rack, sequins, silver lame stars Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread Type: Thread Color: Quilting Designs Used: leaves, meandering, swirls, outline, leaves, heavy ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: unknown (possibly cotton) Backing: cotton, print is black with large white circles 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:

Cannon, Betsy

Quilted by:

Cannon, Betsy

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, "Shrine to the Prairie Chicken" 2004, 28" x 35" 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, Betsy Cannon of Centennial, CO. Ownership/History: Made by Betsy Cannon and donated to the collection "Rooted in Tradition: Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum." LocMade: Centennial///CO

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