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24-20-256

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.1991.001.071

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1128

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

76.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

93.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

mitered

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Eugenia Mitchell

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

various

Time period:

Timespan

When was the quilt started?

1900

When was the quilt finished?

1982

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Animal - bird, dog, other; Building - other; Flags; Nature - Flowers; People

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 7.75" x 7.75" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 4.5" - 11" Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

polyester

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

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

Describe the quilting designs used:

baptist fan; crosshatch in border

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: Other Sash: Other Border1: 4.5" top, 11" sides, 10.5" bottom; added in 1982 by Eugenia Mitchell Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: top 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: Other Embell Techn & Items: hand-embroidered cotton, maroon/red Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 5 QStitches/Inch Place2: 6 Thread Type: single cotton Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: baptist fan, crosshatch in border ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: polyester Backing: machine-pieced off-white polyester Edge Shape: Corner Shape: mitered ------------------------------------------------------- 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:

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 hand embroidered in red on white fabric with historic buildings, people, animals and other objects. The batting is polyester. The binding is the top folded to the back with mitered corners. The quilt is hand quilted with a Baptist fan pattern in the center and cross hatch in the borders, using white cotton thread. The stitching is even 5 to 6 stitches to the inch. The backing is machine pieced white polyester fabric. "Mary" is embroidered in red on the front. Quilted in the front corner is "Quilted 1978 by Eugenia Mitchell." This quilt is embroidered with images to commemorate the Panamanian Exposition of 1901. The embroiderer was the mother of a woman named Pearl who moved to Colorado in 1905 and died at age 85 in 1980. Ownership/History: Original maker unknown. Eugenia Mitchell purchased the top from St. John's in the Wilderness Church for $1and quilted it in 1982, adding the border. LocMade: unknown

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative

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

Cite this Quilt

Quiltmaker, Unknow. 1982. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-256. Accessed: 03/29/24