QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-129

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.2006.013.002

This is a:

Summer spread (quilt top bound but not backed or quilted or tied)

Describe the item:

Quilt, Top (finished or unfinished)

Quilt's title:

Chintz spread (top)

How wide is the quilt?

8.750 inches

How long is the quilt?

88.000 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the edge:

with cut out corners (2) for four-poster bed

Quilt's condition:

Unknown/Not Rated

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1830

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: Dim/Sash: Dim/Border1: Dim/Border2: Dim/Border3: Dim/Binding: Other Dim Dtls (see Descr):

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Chintz

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Cheater (fabric with pre-printed appliqué or pieced design)

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: Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: Other Technique/Fab Prts: roller printed ------------------------------------------------------- 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: Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: drab Other PredomCol: olive green Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: none Backing: none Edge Shape: straight with cut out corners (2) for four-poster bed Corner Shape: ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Quiltmaker, Unknown

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:

Coverlet or also called a summer spread. Printed patchwork cheater cloth, glazed, c. 1830-1840. The fabric glaze and colors are still intact, probably never washed. The printed pattern is "Puss in the Corner" next to "Hourglass." Selvage and hand hemmed edges, with very tiny stitches. This cheater fabric is shown on pages 51 and 52 of "Calico and Chintz'" (Adamson) and on page 95 of "Clues in the Calico" (Brackman). The history of cheater cloth is in those two publications. The quilt top is a "drab" color style, with an absence of red and purple, c. 1800-1815 when a 15-year patent on quercitron (yellow) dye expired. Drabs went out of style wthe advent of mineral dyes c. 1815. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Anne Olsen of Laramie, WY Ownership/History: origin unknown. Purchased by Anne Olsen at a merchant mall in Fort Collins, CO, in 1992. LocMade: unknown

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

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