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.1999.008.001

Alternate inventory control number:

G6974/B47.15

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Quilt, Doll

Quilt's title:

Doll Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Sunbonnet Sue

How wide is the quilt?

22.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

27.500 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1935

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 5.25" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 7" Dim/Border2:none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Floral; Checked

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch; Hand Applique

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton embroidery floss

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Describe the quilting designs used:

quilting and ties

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 12 total, including 6 with appliqued Sunbonnet Sue Other Sash: Other Border1: approx. 7" all four sides Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: possibly sugar sacks 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: 5 Thread Type: cotton embroidery floss Thread Color: pearl Quilting Designs Used: quilting and ties ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: none Backing: none Edge Shape: hemmed with running stitch, approx. 0.25" Corner Shape: straight ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources: three squares have floral print dresses and blue hats, three opposite blocks are appliqued to pink backing with running stitch.

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 small quilt has two versions of Sunbonnet Sue, one drinking from a bottle. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Rose L. Carver. Ownership/History: Donated by Rose L. Carver. Made in Colorado by a young girl, possibly the donor's mother. LocMade: ///CO//United States

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Doll quilt/toy

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