QUILT INDEX RECORD
24-20-283
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.1991.018.006
Alternate inventory control number:
CQC1914/B428
This is a:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
Describe the item:
Quilt top (finished or unfinished)
Quilt's title:
Aunth Martha's Rose
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Aunt Martha's Rose
How wide is the quilt?
77.500 inches
How long is the quilt?
85.000 inches
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Describe the borders:
Dim/Block: Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: none Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: none Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton; Rayon
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Other
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Geometric; Floral; Checked; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
How are the layers held together?
Not quilted
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: interweaving hexagonal blocks, centers are yellow hexagons, outer edges are white and green diamonds (rhombi) Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: solid and printed sacks 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: not quilted QStitches/Inch Place1: QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread: Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: none Backing: none Edge Shape: Corner Shape: ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:
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:
This quilt top is hand pieced of solid, striped, checked, flowered, and geometric fabrics, and Top only, has printed feedsacks in yellow, off-white, and multi-colors. It does not have batting, binding, quilting, or backing. HowAcquired: donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Connie Buchanan of Golden, CO. Ownership/History: Maker unknown. Previously owned by Connie Buchanan. 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
Aunth Martha's Rose. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-283. Accessed: 03/29/24