QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-401

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0284

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 3471.10

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

02-16-1993

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:

Irish Chain

How wide is the quilt?

62.75 inches

How long is the quilt?

75.75 inches

What color is the quilt?

Gold; White

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Stains

Repairs:

Tear or hole sewn together

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c.1880

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20 pieced blocks, 30 solid blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

8.75 x 8.75 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

1.5 inch wide straight cotton border in yellow/gold on sides only.

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other applique

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front; Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Hand 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:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid diamond; Single parallel lines

Quilt top made by:

Allen, Deborah; Allen, Mrs. Samuel

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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