QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-211

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.1993.003.001

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC2706

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Quilt, Wholecloth

Quilt's title:

Whole Cloth Brown Floral

How wide is the quilt?

78.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

82.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

Describe the corners:

mitered

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1890

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: 0.5" - 1.0" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

Brown; Blue or Navy; Gold

Describe the back:

Machine sewn; Print

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Hand sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

single cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

gold

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

4

Describe the quilting designs used:

overall grid pattern

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: 0.5"-1.0", front turned to back, hand attached with three straight and one mitered corner 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: Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 5 QStitches/Inch Place2: 4 Thread Type: single cotton Thread Color: gold Quilting Designs Used: overall grid pattern ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: wool Backing: machine-pieced cotton, two fabrics in three vertical bars: brown, blue, and gold plaid, and blue and gold striped fabrics. Edge Shape: Corner Shape: (3) straight, (1) mitered ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: moderate visual impact Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Nesbitt, Harriet Becker

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:

A floral wholecloth quilt made in Pennsylvania around the turn of the 20th century. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Harriet R. Nesbitt of Denver, CO. Ownership/History: Made by Harriett Becker Nesbitt (1860-1945) in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, some time prior to 1900. She was a first generation American with German heritage. LocMade: Plymouth///PA//USA

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

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