QUILT INDEX RECORD
24-20-149
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.1991.001.048
Alternate inventory control number:
CQC1075
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Bicentennial Quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Bicentennial
How wide is the quilt?
77.500 inches
How long is the quilt?
94.500 inches
Shape of corners:
Other
Describe the corners:
mitered
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Eugenia Mitchell
Describe where the inscription was found:
front bottom right
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt finished?
1976
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
Subject of the quilt:
Nature - flowers
Describe the borders:
Dim/Block: irregular Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 1.25" Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Geometric
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other applique
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Describe the back:
Machine sewn
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton or polyester blend
Thread type used for the quilting:
single cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
5
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Clamshell; Other
Describe the quilting designs used:
crosshatch; columbine with scallop on edge; clamshells in the medallion
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 33 blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand-bound, top folded over 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: blind Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: lace; hand-embroidered cotton thread; Unique Constr Techn: crayola crayons used on pictorial blocks ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 5 QStitches/Inch Place2: 5 Thread Type: single cotton Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: crosshatch; columbine with scallop on edge; clam shells in the medallion ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton/poly blend Backing: machine-pieced off-white cotton 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:
Mitchell, Eugenia
Quilted by:
Mitchell, Eugenia
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. This quilt is machine pieced of solid and geometric fabrics in red, blue, and white, with a white and navy print border and embroidery, crayola, and lace decorations. The batting is polyester. The binding is hand attached, created by folding the top folded over the backing, with mitered corners. The quilt is hand quilted around some pattern pieces, with cross hatch, columbine, scallop, and clam shells in the background and border, using white cotton thread. The stitching is even 5 to the inch. The backing is machine pieced off-white cotton. According to the maker, Eugenia Mitchell, this quilt was exhibited in Georgia at an International Quilt Festival in 1976 and won a prize. It was displayed at Foothills Art Center in Golden, CO, in 1976, and then it hung in Senator Tim Wirth's Washington, DC office for eighteen months. Ownership/History: Made by Eugenia Mitchell of Golden, CO for the U.S. Bicentennial. Originally displayed at the Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO, in 1980. It then hung in Senator Tim Wirth's Washington D.C. office. LocMade: Golden///CO//USA
Why was the quilt made?
Commemorative
The quilt was made to be used for:
Other
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
Cite this Quilt
Mitchell, Eugeni. Bicentennial Quilt. 1976. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-149. Accessed: 03/29/24
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