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.1991.001.004

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1025

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Double Wedding Ring

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Double Wedding Ring

How wide is the quilt?

89.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

101.000 inches

Shape of edge:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1938

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 19.5" x 20.75" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: none Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.25" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Geometric; Floral; Checked; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; Hand sewn; Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Blanket or flannel

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

single cotton

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:

geometric

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 42 rings/blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand/machine-bound, bias, white cotton 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: single cotton Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: geometric ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: flannel Backing: machine-pieced muslin (cotton) Edge Shape: Corner Shape: rounded ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Harmeister, Theodora

Quilted by:

Harmeister, Theodora

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 solid fabrics and plaid, checked, flowered, and geometric print fabrics in blue, white, and pink. The batting is flannel fabric. The binding is purchased white bias tape hand and machine attached with rounded corners. The quilt is hand quilted with geometric patterns, using white cotton thread. The stitches are even at 7 stitches per inch. The backing is machine pieced cotton muslin. Ownership/History: Made for Eugenia Mitchell's birthday on October 13, 1938 by her mother, Theodora Hartmeister, in Paulina, Iowa. LocMade: Paulina///IA//United States

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

The quilt was made to be used for:

Decorative throw

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