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.1994.002.001

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC3883

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Quilt, Wholecloth

Quilt's title:

Amish Wholecloth

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Wholecloth

How wide is the quilt?

75.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

91.000 inches

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

1800

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: none 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:

Wool

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Linsey-woolsey; Handwoven

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Materials used to make the back:

Woven or homespun; Wool

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Describe the back:

Hand sewn

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Hand sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

Describe the quilt filling:

fatt batt

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

single homespun

Color of thread used in the quilting:

rust

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Describe the quilting designs used:

dahlia, feathers and clam shells, feather swag around outside

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand-bound, 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: 5 QStitches/Inch Place2: 6 Thread: single, homespun, rust Quilting Designs Used: dahlia, feathers and clam shells, feather swag around outside ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: fat batt wool Backing: wool, hand-pieced, homespun, tan 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 wholecloth quilt is made of solid fabric, probably hand spun, hand woven, and hand dyed in a faded red color. It is hand quilted in a medallion fashion. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Anna Shuck of Clariton, PA Ownership/History: Maker unknown. Probably made in Pennsylvania c. 1800. Possibly Amish. 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

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