QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-189

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.1991.001.001

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1088

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Quilt, Crazy

Quilt's title:

Red and Black Wool Crazy Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

22.835 inches

How long is the quilt?

28.543 inches

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

mitered

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Mended by Eugenia Mitchell.

Type of inscription:

Initials; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

CE

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

front center center

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

1910

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 12" x 12" Dim/Sash: None Dim/Border1: None Dim/Border2: None Dim/Border3: None Dim/Binding: 0.75" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool; Rayon; Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Plaid

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Woven or homespun

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Other; Cotton

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Commercial

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

Describe the quilt filling:

fatt batt

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

single cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

black

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

3

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering

Describe the quilting designs used:

hand-embroidered cotton, wool decorative threads, featherstitched signature in gold

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 18 whole blocks and 10 half blocks set on point Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: pieced, hand-bound, rayon/cotton commercial fabric 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-embroidered cotton, wool decorative threads, featherstitched signature in gold Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 4 QStitches/Inch Place2: 3 Thread Type: single cotton Thread Color: black Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: wool fat bat Backing: homespun, hand-pieced 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:

Quiltmaker, Unknown

Quilted by:

Quiltmaker, Unknown

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Quiltmaker, Unknown

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 hand pieced of solid, plaid, and striped fabrics in red, green, and black with cotton and wool embroidery. It has a wool batting. Quilting is by hand with black cotton thread. The stitches are between three to four per inch and uneven. The backing is pieced homespun and is handstitched. The binding is self-fabric with mitered and straight corners in green and black rayon and cotton fabrics. Maker unknown. Mended by Eugenia Mitchell. There is an embroidered signature "CE" in gold thread in featherstitch embroidery in the center of the quilt. Ownership/History: Maker unknown. Mended by Eugenia Mitchell. LocMade: Golden/Jefferson//CO//United States

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