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.1991.001.053

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1035

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

1911 Swatches of Gibson Girl Shirtwaist Batiste

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

One Patch

How wide is the quilt?

27.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

37.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1970

When was the quilt finished?

1979

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 5.25" x 6.5" 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; Rayon

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Geometric; Floral

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

rayon

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Other

Describe the binding:

rayon

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; Hand sewn; Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

single silk

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Fans

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 28 blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand/machine-bound, bias, off-white rayon 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: 5 Thread Type: single silk Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: fan ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: off-white Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton Backing: machine-pieced rayon, off-white 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:

Mitchell, Eugenia

Quilted by:

Mitchell, Eugenia

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 striped, flowered, and geometric fabrics in off-white. The batting is cotton. The binding is hand and machine attached purchased off-white rayon taffeta bias tape with rounded corners. The quilt is hand quilted overall in a fan pattern, using white silk thread. The stitching is an even 5 stitches to the inch. The backing is machine pieced off-white rayon fabric. This quilt was made from swatches of fabric from Eugenia Mitchell's Aunt Emma (or Mary) Hartmeister who was a dressmaker in St. Louis, Missouri. Ownership/History: Eugenia Mitchell of Golden, CO made the quilt in the 1970s out of fabric samples from her aunt, Emma Hartmeister, who was a dress maker in St. Louis, MO. Eugenia made the quilt "to preserve these fabrics." LocMade: Golden///CO//USA

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Other

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