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.1991.001.010

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1044

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Little Red Schoolhouse

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Schoolhouse

How wide is the quilt?

65.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

85.00 inches

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

mitered

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt started?

1920

When was the quilt finished?

1929

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Building - school

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 11.5"X11.5" Dim/Sash: 3.0" Dim/Border1: 3.0-3.5" Dim/Border2: 3.5" Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.5" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

whole cotton muslin

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

vertical/horizontal lines, diagonal lines on border

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 20 Blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: red, wider on top Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand/machine-bound, red cotton, straight 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: hand embroidery Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 4 QStitches/Inch Place2: 4 Thread Type: single cotton/poly Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: vertical/horizontal lines, diagonal lines on border ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton (no seeds) Backing: whole cotton muslin Edge Shape: Corner Shape: mitered ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Garrity, Margaret

Quilted by:

Garrity, Margaret

Where the quilt was made, city:

Golden

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:

One of the original 101 quilts donated by Eugenia Mitchell of Golden, CO, to start the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. Made by Margaret Fay Garrity as a gift in exchange for the hospitality of her relatives after her husband's death. This quilt is machine pieced of solid fabrics in red, green, and white with green sashing and red and green borders. Embroidery in some of the windows is done with red cotton thread. The batting is cotton. The binding is red fabric cut on straight grain, hand and machine attached with mitered corners. The quilt is hand quilted overall with straight lines, and with diagonal lines in the borders. The stitching is even at 4 stitches to the inch, done with white cotton/polyester thread. The backing is cotton muslin. Ownership/History: Made by Margaret Fay Garrity as a gift in exchange for the hospitality of her relatives after her husband's death. The Fay family moved from Middleton, NY, to Denver, CO in 1881. Margaret, a daughter, married and moved to Salina, Kansas. When her husband died, she moved back to Denver staying with different relatives. She made a quilt at each house and left it with the family. Ruth Jennings Hanson, a niece, was given this quilt in 1926 and gave it to her daughter, Marjorie Sweeney, who traded it to Eugenia Mitchell of Golden, CO, for a new quilt in 1991. LocMade: Denver/Denver//CO//United States

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?

keepsake/momento

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