QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-286

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.1991.024.001

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1921

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Describe the item:

Quilt Top (finished or unfinished)

Quilt's title:

Nine Patch Top

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Nine Patch

How wide is the quilt?

63.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

71.500 inches

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 3.75" x 3.75" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 6.5" Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: none Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Plaid; 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: 98 nine patch blocks alternating with solid white blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: white Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: 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: none Backing: none 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

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 traditional nine patch quilt top is hand pieced from colorful solid, plaid, striped, checked, flowered, and geometric fabrics, set with alternating white blocks. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Hugo and Betty Nell Buerger of Golden, CO Ownership/History: Unknown provenance. 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