QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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.1998.006.001

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC6963/B(applique)2.16

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Grape Wreath Applique variation

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Grape Wreath Applique variation

How wide is the quilt?

77.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

78.000 inches

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

1850

Describe the quilt's layout:

Vertical bands

Subject of the quilt:

Nature - flowers

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 19.25" x 20" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 8.5" - 9" 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; Geometric

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Describe the quilting designs used:

echo around applique, diagonal

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 9 blocks of applique set side by side Other Sash: Other Border1: green zig-zag vine with red buds on white 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: Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 7 QStitches/Inch Place2: 7 Thread Type: Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: echo around applique, diagonal ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: thin cotton Backing: multi-pieced white cotton 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:

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:

Grape Wreath Variation, done in the favored red and green of the mid-1800s. The nine appliqued strawberry wreaths are well done and balanced. However, it appears the maker had some trouble deciding what to do with the border design in the cormers. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Dorothy E. Carpenter (Mrs. Robert H.) of Lakewood, CO. Ownership/History: Maker unknown. From the Carpenter-Walker-Griffith family (family line of the grandmother of Robert H. Carpenter), all of whom were Quakers. LocMade:

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