QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-199

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.1991.001.024

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1095

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Quilt, Other

Quilt's title:

Wool Tailor's Samples

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Allover

How wide is the quilt?

63.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

76.500 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1945

Describe the quilt's layout:

Vertical bands

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 4.5" x 2.5" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 6.5" Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.5" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Flannel; Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Gray

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Other

Fabric structure of the binding:

Knit

Describe the binding:

polyester

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Machine sewn; Hand sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: wool tailor's suit samples Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand/machine-bound, straight, polyester knit, printed, added to quilt after original construction Other Dim Dtls: center medallion: 49" W x 64" L ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: tailor's suit samples 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: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: wool Backing: machine-pieced cotton, gray flannel strips Edge Shape: Corner Shape: straight ------------------------------------------------------- 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, 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 from striped and checked fabrics in blue and green. The batting is wool. The binding is a printed polyester knit fabric with straight corners. The piece is not quilted. The backing is machine pieced gray striped cotton flannel. Ownership/History: Original maker unknown. Owned by Eugenia Mitchell, who probably added the binding while the quilt was in her possession. 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