QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-400

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0283

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 3454.2

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:

Medallion Lone Star with satellite stars

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Medallion, Lone Star

How wide is the quilt?

64 inches

How long is the quilt?

84 inches

What color is the quilt?

Green; Pink; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Fading; Stains

Describe the damage:

Tattered

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

prior conservation

Time period:

1901-1929

Further information concerning dates:

Quilt was donated c.1975

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

How is the binding made?

Commercial; Hand sewn; Machine sewn

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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Double cross-hatch

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilt belonged to daughter of R.A. Webster of Cochrane, who built the Webster house in 1911. Her name was Mrs. James Raby Sr.

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Donated to Heritage Park

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Heritage Park

Quilt owner's city:

Calgary

Quilt owner's province:

Alberta

Quilt owner's country:

Canada

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Royal Alberta Museum