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.2007.003.001

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Quilt, Crib

Quilt's title:

Double Irish Chain Crib Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Double Irish Chain

How wide is the quilt?

37.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

38.000 inches

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1830

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 4" - 4.5" sq. Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 4" Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.25" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Paisley; Floral; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Reverse Applique; Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

muslin

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Other

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

0.5" diagonal grid in center; 0.5" arcs

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 49 blocks set 7 x 7; composed of 0.75" squares Other Sash: Other Border1: reverse appliqued feathered design (13 petals) Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: back to front, butted 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: QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread: Quilting Designs Used: 0.5" diagonal grid in center; 0.5" arcs ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: off-white Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: thin cotton Backing: off-white muslin 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:

Quiltmaker, Unknown

Quilted 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:

Double Irish Chain Crib Quilt; ca. 1830; rare crib quilt with predominant colors turkey red, paisley print, deep (sage tone) green floral, off white. Hand pieced, hand quilted, reverse applique for feather petals in borders. Feathers not attached to stems. Outstanding visual quality and strong visual impact. Probably originated from the East coast. Block is 4-4 1/4 ", seven by seven set; twenty-five patch main block composed of 3/4" squares. Each four inch border has two sets of reverse appliqued feathers, with corner squares a floral motif, also reverse appliqued. In the course of RMQM's consideration of the quilt for the permanent collection, Ms. LaTourette learned that a museum member, Lois Knight, lost her son, Staff Sergeant Joshua Ryan Hager, U.S. Army, on February 22, 2007, in Iraq. Members and friends of Lois, began raising funds to purchase a quilt in Joshua's honor. Ms. LaTourette, who lost her first husband, a pilot assigned in VietNam, and who also has two adult children in the military, one recently served in Iraq, consulted with her family and decided this crib quilt should be housed at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. RMQM is so pleased to house this crib quilt as a symbol of a mother's love for her child, and in keeping with that, as a symbol of new life that each child begins. Last, in tribute, that we may be reminded always, that mothers before, in the present, and mothers still to come, have and will lose their children to war. How Acquired: Purchased by the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum from Kathi LaTourette of Evergreen, CO, through memorial donations for Staff Sergeant Joshua Ryan Hager. Ownership/History: Provenance unknown. Seller inherited the quilt from her mother, who was an antiques dealer in Ashland, OR. Sold to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in 2007. Location Made: unknown

Why was the quilt made?

Baby or crib

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