QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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.1991.021.001

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1929

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Triangle Pattern Coats & Clark

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Triangle

How wide is the quilt?

69.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

81.000 inches

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 2.25" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 2.5" top and bottom; 0.75" left side 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; Plaid; Floral; Checked; Striped

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; Black

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Print

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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 841 blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: brown Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: according to the CQC documentation, "this quilt has been repaired and new fabric hand sewn on back and folded over front and hand and machine stitched." 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: 5 Thread: single white cotton Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton Backing: hand-pieced cotton, black/white check 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 hand pieced of solid, plain, striped, checked, flowered, historical, and geometric fabrics in red, brown, and white with black and white check cotton borders. The quilt was repaired in 1920 with new fabric hand sewn on the back and folded over to the front. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Katheryn Shaw of Arvada. Ownership/History: Previously owned and possibly made by Isabella Atchinson Coats, the Great-grandmother of the donor. Isabella was born in 1831, settled in Sterling, IL, then homesteaded in Wyoming in 1916. 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