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Bedell Family Quilt; Chestnut Burr, Pineapple

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-288

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.1993.007.001

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC2707/B2635

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Quilt, Top (finished or unfinished)

Quilt's title:

Bedell Family Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Chestnut Burr, Pineapple

How wide is the quilt?

65.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

65.000 inches

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt started?

1850

When was the quilt finished?

1874

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 15" x 15" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 1.5" Dim/Border2: 1.5" 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

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 16 blocks set side by side; chestnut burr strips are 0.75" wide and center piece is 2" square Other Sash: Other Border1: white Other Border2: red 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: Backing: 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:

Bedell, Family

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 very dynamic quilt top is machine pieced of solid fabric in red and white, with red and white borders. It was made by three women of the Bedell family of rural Pennsylvania. The Bedell family built a house on Peters Creek in 1856 and had a feed supply business and a whiskey distillery. This quilt has feedsack fabrics for backing. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Anna Shuck, who received it as a gift. Ownership/History: Made by three members of the Bedell family--Fanny Lorraine Bedell, Margaret Bedell, and Arminda Vincina Bedell of rural Pennsylvania. LocMade: ///PA//United States

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Unknown

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

Bedell, Famil. Bedell Family Quilt. 1874. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-288. Accessed: 03/28/24