QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-38

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection; Quilt Treasures Collection

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum accession number:

PQ.2004.045.001

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Quilt, Art

Quilt's title:

Girls of the Golden West

How wide is the quilt?

31.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

36.500 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Breaking Hearts ... Breaking Horses ... Girls of the Golden West

Location of inscription:

on border

Describe where the inscription was found:

front

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2001

Describe the quilt's layout:

Nontraditional or art

Subject of the quilt:

People

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 6.5" x 8.25" Dim/Sash: 1.5" Dim/Border1: 0.5" Dim/Border2: 2.75" Dim/Border3: 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; Striped; Other

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other embellishment technique

What color is the back of the quilt?

Yellow

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

Describe the quilt filling:

possibly 80/20

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch; Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

moderate amount

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: Other Sash: Other Border1: magenta Other Border2: yellow border with red text Other Border3: Other Binding: machine applied, purple/lavender stripe Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: Other Technique/Fab Prts: pictorial: painted, marked (permanent marker), silk-screened ------------------------------------------------------- Other Layout Fmt: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Piecing Techn: Other Appliq Techn: Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: silk-screened, hand painted, permanent marker, stenciling Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread: Quilting Designs Used: in the ditch, outline, moderate amount ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: unknown (possibly 80/20) Backing: yellow 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:

Laury, Jean Ray

Quilted by:

Laury, Jean Ray

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, "Girls of the Golden West" 2001, 31.5" x 36.5". 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, Jean Ray Laury of Clovis, CA. Ownership/History: Made by Jean Ray Laury and donated to the collection "Rooted in Tradition: Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum." LocMade: Clovis///CA

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