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.2004.014.001

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Quilt, Art

Quilt's title:

Basket

How wide is the quilt?

84.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

84.000 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Therese May

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

Front lower right

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1988

Describe the quilt's layout:

Nontraditional or art

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: none Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: none Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 1.5" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Floral

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Painting

What color is the back of the quilt?

Red; Green; Blue or Navy

Describe the back:

Print

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted; Machine quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

blue ties

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: Other Sash: Other Border1: binding is border (back pulled over) Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: machine applied, back to front, blue/red/green floral Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: "commercial fabrics"/unspecified Other Material/FabricT: Other Technique/Fab Prts: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Layout Fmt: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Piecing Techn: Other Appliq Techn: Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: hand painted with acrylics Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: hand tied QStitches/Inch Place1: QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread Type: Thread Color: blue ties Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: polyester Backing: large blue/red/green floral 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:

May, Therese

Quilted by:

May, Therese

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:

Art Quilt, "Basket" 84"x84". 1998, by Therese May. This quilt is one of 64 art quilts that make up the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum's Rooted in Tradition Collection, which is on traveling exhibit throughout the USA through 2008. Featured in the book "Rooted in Tradition: Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum." HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by the maker, Therese May of San Jose, CA. Ownership/History: Made by Therese May and donated to the collection, Rooted in Tradition: Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. LocMade: San Jose///CA

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging

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