QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-403

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0286

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:

PI 13944

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:

Whole Cloth

How wide is the quilt?

63 inches

How long is the quilt?

77 inches

What color is the quilt?

Cream

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Binding has been repaired poorly

Type of inscription:

Message

What is inscribed on the quilt?

COPIA WARRANTED FAST COLOR & FULL LENGTH

Method used to make the inscription:

Stamped

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

2 pieces of fabric joined to make wholecloth

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

How is the binding made?

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

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell

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