QUILT INDEX RECORD
32-28-256
Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:
AHQP 1-0272
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Royal Alberta Museum
Who documented this quilt?
Alberta Heritage Quilt Project; Heritage Park Collection
Alternate inventory control number:
HP 5554.2
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
When was the form filled out?
03-18-1993
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Calgary
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Bear's Paw
How wide is the quilt?
64 inches
How long is the quilt?
76.5 inches
What color is the quilt?
Red
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Damage:
Stains
Time period:
1901-1929
Family/owner's date for quilt:
c.1902
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
30
Size of quilt blocks:
12 x 12 inches
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Muslin
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
4
How is the binding made?
Home cut; Separate binding applied; Straight grain
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16?)
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
6
Quilt top made by:
Parker, Sarah Jane Donaldson
Quilted by:
Parker, Sarah Jane Donaldson
Where the quilt was made, city:
Cedar Hill
Where the quilt was made, province:
Alberta
Where the quilt was made, country:
Canada
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Quilt was made for the quiltmaker's daughter's hope chest. It was donated by the quiltmaker's daughter to Heritage Park on June 10, 1987.
Why was the quilt made?
Gift or presentation; Other
Details about why the quilt was made:
For a hope chest
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Heritage Park
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Donaldson
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Royal Alberta Museum
Cite this Quilt
Parker, Sarah Jane Donaldso. Bear's Paw. 1901-1929. From Royal Alberta Museum, Alberta Heritage Quilt Project; Heritage Park Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=32-28-256. Accessed: 04/20/24