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24-20-264

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.1991.001.082

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1133

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Bow Tie

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Bow Tie

How wide is the quilt?

33.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

53.500 inches

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Eugenia Mitchell

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

front corner

Time period:

Timespan

When was the quilt started?

1900

When was the quilt finished?

1979

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 6.75" x 6.75" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: none Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.25" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Floral

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Pink

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; Hand sewn; Bias grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Sheet

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

Describe the quilt filling:

sheet blanket

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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 40 blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand/machine-bound, bias, pink cotton 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: single cotton Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: floral, corner blocks are echoed ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: thin sheet blanket Backing: whole pink 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:

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 and machine pieced of solid and flowered fabrics in yellow and pink. The batting is a sheet blanket. The binding is purchased pink cotton bias tape with rounded corners. The quilt is hand quilted around the pattern pieces and with a floral motif in the bows and the corner blocks. The quilting is even at 5 to 6 stitches to the inch, using white cotton thread. The backing is pink cotton wholecloth. Ownership/History: Original maker unknown. Eugenia Mitchell purchased the quilt at a resale shop in Denver, CO for $40. She then dismantled it and reassembled it into two separate quilts. The second of the two quilts is PQ.1991.001.081 in the RMQM collection. Quilt top c. 1900. 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. Bow Tie. 1979. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-264. Accessed: 03/29/24