QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-191

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.1991.001.004

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1026

This is a:

Other

Describe the item:

Non-quilt

Quilt's title:

Embroiderd Spread

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Embroidered muslin spread

How wide is the quilt?

78.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

86.000 inches

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

1929

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Describe the borders:

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

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Thread type used for the quilting:

perle cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

blue, pink, yellow

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: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Layout Fmt: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Piecing Techn: Other Appliq Techn: Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: hand embroidered with blue, pink, and yellow perle cotton Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread: blue, pink, and yellow perle cotton Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: Backing: 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:

Maker, Unknown

Quilted by:

Maker, Unknown

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Maker, 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. Wholecloth with 12" squares cut from two corners, no binding. This is a spread of off-white cotton hand embroidered in perle cotton in a pattern of bluebirds. It is hemmed by machine. Ownership/History: Purchased by Eugenia Mitchell from Ruth Wolschon of Lakewood, Colorado. LocMade: unknown

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