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.2006.006.001

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Rob Peter to Pay Paul/Orange Peel

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Orange Peel

How wide is the quilt?

69.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

79.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1896

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 6.5"X6.5" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 2.5" left/right only Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.25" - 0.5" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Dotted

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

muslin

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 120 blocks set 10 x 12 Other Sash: Other Border1: white, left/right only Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: red, front to back Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: 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: 9 QStitches/Inch Place2: 9 Thread: Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: Backing: cream muslin Edge Shape: Corner Shape: straight ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Carson, Mattie

Quilted by:

Carson, Mattie

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:

Quilt. Rob Peter to Pay Paul/ Orange Peel. Predominant colors white with red (small black dots against red), side borders white. Red embroidered date "1896". Possibly made by Mattie Carson, Mound City, Missouri. Hand written notes indicate the maker was Kit Carson's sister. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Debbie Lunsford of Oak Ridge, TN. Ownership/History: Thought to be made in Mound City, MO by Mattie Carson, Kit Carson's sister. Embroidered date reads "1896." Donated by Debbie Lunsford of Oak Ridge, TN. LocMade: Mound City///MO

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

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