QUILT INDEX RECORD
24-20-262
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.1991.001.080
Alternate inventory control number:
CQC1111
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Bowie Tie
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Bow Tie
How wide is the quilt?
66.500 inches
How long is the quilt?
74.000
Shape of edge:
Other
Shape of corners:
Other
Describe the corners:
1 mitered, 3 rounded
Quilt's condition:
Poor/very worn
Time period:
1901-1929
When was the quilt finished?
1910
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Describe the borders:
Dim/Block: 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
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Geometric
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Describe the back:
Hand sewn
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Hand sewn
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 cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
4
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
5
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 90 pieced blocks, alternating with white squares and triangles to finish Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand-bound, multi-stripped cotton, red/white/blue 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: 4 QStitches/Inch Place2: 5 Thread Type: single cotton Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: 0.5" parallel lines ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton Backing: handsewn, pieced white cotton Edge Shape: Corner Shape: 1 mitered, 3 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 hand pieced of solid and geometric fabrics in red and white. The batting is cotton. The binding is hand attached striped cotton with mitered and rounded corners. The quilt is hand quilted overall in diagonal patterns. The quilting is uneven at 3 to 5 stitches to the inch, using white cotton thread. The backing is hand pieced white cotton. Ownership/History: Maker unknown. Eugenia Mitchell purchased the quilt at a thrift store in Denver, CO for $20 in May 1983. 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. Bowie Tie. 1910. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-262. Accessed: 04/19/24