QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-284

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.1991.020.001

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1924/R593

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Brown Tied

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Lady of the Lake

How wide is the quilt?

70.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

82.000 inches

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 7" x 7" Dim/Sash: none 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; Wool

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Plaid; Floral; Dotted; Checked

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White; Pink; Brown

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 120 blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: turned in 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: QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread: Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton Backing: machine-pieced cotton, brown/pink/white plaid Edge Shape: Corner Shape: ------------------------------------------------------- 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, 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 is machine pieced of solid, plaid, striped, checked, and flowered fabrics in brown, tan, and off-white. It has several blocks in which the color is distinctively mismatched from the other blocks. HowAcquired: donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Carol Brussel of Denver, CO. Ownership/History: Maker unknown. Purchased at a farm auction north of Denver, CO, by the donor in 1985. The quilt was reportedly made on that farm. 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