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.1991.001.057

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1135

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Two Indians

How wide is the quilt?

32.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

43.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 8.5" x 8.5" Dim/Sash: 1.75" Dim/Border1: none Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Plaid; Geometric

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other novelty technique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

Yellow

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Print

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

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:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

straight lines in sashing

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 12 blocks Other Sash: yellow Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: machine-bound, bottom folded over 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: black wool yarn "hair" Other Embell Techn & Items: Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 5 QStitches/Inch Place2: 6 Thread Type: single cotton Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: crosshatch, straight lines in sashing ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: polyester Backing: whole yellow printed poly/cotton Edge Shape: Corner Shape: straight ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Wolschon, Ruth

Quilted by:

Wolschon, Ruth

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, and geometric fabrics in blue, yellow, and black with yellow sashing. The quilt has wool yarn embroidery of American Indians. The batting is polyester. The binding is the back of the quilt foded over the front and attached by machine with straight corners. The quilt is hand quilted with cross hatching in the background and straight lines in the sashing, using white cotton thread. The stitching is uneven 5 to 6 stitches to the inch. The backing is wholecloth yellow print fabric. Ownership/History: Made by Ruth Wolschon of Lakewood, Colorado and purchased by Eugenia Mitchell for $40. LocMade: ///CO//USA

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