QUILT INDEX RECORD
24-20-245
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.1991.001.039
Alternate inventory control number:
CQC1065/B1504
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Snowball
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Snowball
How wide is the quilt?
50.000 inches
How long is the quilt?
81.500 inches
Shape of corners:
Rounded
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
What is inscribed on the quilt?
KAC
Location of inscription:
on back
Time period:
1930-1949
When was the quilt finished?
1930
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Describe the borders:
Dim/Block: 8" x 8" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: none Dim/Border2: none 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; Plaid; Geometric; Floral; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Describe the back:
Machine sewn
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Bias grain; Hand sewn
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
double cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
6
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 60 blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand-bound, bias, cotton, plaid green print 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: 6 QStitches/Inch Place2: 6 Thread Type: double cotton Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: none Backing: machine-pieced off-white 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:
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 of solid, plaid, striped, flowered, and geometric fabrics in red and off-white. The quilt does not have a batting. The binding is hand attached green plaid cotton with rounded corners. The quilt is hand quilted around the pattern pieces and with circles and spokes in the background, using off-white cotton thread. The stitching is even 6 to the inch. The backing is machine pieced off-white cotton. Ownership/History: Original maker unknown. Purchased by Eugenia Mitchell at a Goodwill thrift store on Alameda Avenue in Denver, CO. 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
Cite this Quilt
Quiltmaker, Unknow. Snowball. 1930. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-245. Accessed: 04/24/24