QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-210

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.1993.002.002

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC2709/B2410

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Album/Friendship

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Album/Friendship

How wide is the quilt?

73.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

79.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Type of inscription:

Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Friendship signatures - one in each block

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

1919

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 9.5" x 9.5" Dim/Sash: 3.25" Dim/Border1: 3" Dim/Border2: 3 -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; Geometric; Dotted; Checked; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

English template Piecing; Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

signatures in red, hand cotton embroidery

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Yellow

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 30 blocks, each contains red embroidered signature Other Sash: blue, white posts Other Border1: white; top and bottom only Other Border2: blue; top and bottom only Other Border3: Other Binding: machine-bound, bias, white cotton, bottom folded over Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: signatures include: Celia & Velma; Mr. & Mrs. E. S. Nichols and Laura; Mr. and Mrs. E. Perrigo; Mr. & Mrs. C. Wilson; Mr. and Mrs. A. Z. Brace; Andrew & Flora; Mr. & Mrs. J. K. Schul; Mr. And Mrs. F. E. Wise; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Wilson; J. W. Overline and Family; Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Wilson; Mr. & Mrs. Louie Barnes; Mr. & Mrs. G. Folkemish; Dorta & Dori Nichols; Feb 25 1919 Mr. & Mrs. W. J. Steward and Wilma; Feb. 25 Mr. & Mrs. Smith; Clarence & Sarah; Mr. Mrs. R. McSpadden; Mr. & Mrs. Fred Eckert; Dortha Wilson; Fay & Nella Clark.; Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Millar; Mr. and Mrs. H. Hupfer; Mr. & Mrs. O. G. Sellers; Mr. & Mrs. Frank Shelby; Grandma Wilson; Mr. & Mrs. E. G. Loyd; Mr. & Mrs. J. L. Wilson; Mr. & Mrs. H. Wilson; Mr. and Mrs. Clark. ------------------------------------------------------- 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: signatures in red, hand cotton embroidery Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread: single white cotton Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: thin cotton Backing: machine-pieced white cotton 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, 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:

This friendship signature quilt is machine pieced of solid, checked, geometric, and dotted fabric in blue and white, with blue and white sashing and borders. There are names embroidered in red in the blocks. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Marion Roth of Arvada, CO. Ownership/History: Made as a going-away gift for Sarah Frame Portis (Mrs. David), of Lake George, CO, when she moved to Jefferson, Park County, CO, to live with her son Eli Portis. It is unclear who made the blocks, as many of them include husband and wife signatures. LocMade: ///CO//USA

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

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