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.2003.003.001

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC8935/R439

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Grandmother's Fan

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Fan

How wide is the quilt?

69.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

76.000 inches

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1897

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 8" X 8" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 3.75" top and bottom only Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.75" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Wool

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

possibly early rayon

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Hand sewn; Other

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton ribbon

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Describe the quilting designs used:

tied with white ribbon at each block corner

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 81 identical blocks set 9 x 9 on brown ground; fans outlined and blocks separated by yellow featherstitch Other Sash: Other Border1:border on top/bottom only; brown with yellow featherstitch Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: back to front, hand applied, butted 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:hand embroidery, yellow featherstitch Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn:tied with white ribbon at each block corner QStitches/Inch Place1: QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread Type: cotton ribbon Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting:wool (medium) Backing:pieced, possibly early rayon 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:

Sherwin, Mrs. S.R.

Quilted by:

Sherwin, Mrs. S.R.

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 Grandmother's Fan quilt was made about 1897 in Harvard, Nebraska by Mrs. S. R. Sherwin. The quilt was given to Jean Dubois who wrote "Patchwork Quilting With Wool". It measures 76" x 69-1/2" with 81 7-1/2" square blocks fan in dark green background (1 red, 2 fan, 2 blue and 2 lt green). Decorated with yellow feather stitch. 4-1/2" black strip with yellow feathers. Edge finish is back to front 1/2", hand applied, butted. Backing is black and brown print wool. Embroidery thread pearl cotton chicken tracks pattern. Predominant colors are dark green with binding in brown print. Quilt is tied with a white ribbon 1/4" every corner. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Jean Dubois of Golden, CO. Ownership/History: Made by Mrs. S. R. Sherwin, 1897, in Harvard, NE. The maker's daughter, Fay Sherman, gave the quilt to Jean Dubois, who used it to write the book "Patchwork Quilting with Wool." Donated by Jean Dubois. LocMade: Harvard///NE//USA.

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