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QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-418

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0300

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 4305.101

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

02-17-1993

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

How wide is the quilt?

67 inches

How long is the quilt?

72 inches

Shape of edge:

Embellished or trimmed

Describe the edge:

Ruffled

Shape of corners:

Embellished or trimmed

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Further information concerning dates:

Quiltowner was 91 years old in 1980.

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Print

How is the binding made?

Ruffles

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

greater than one inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

2.5 inches

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilt was owned by Mrs. Christina Hansford, who came to Canada from Durham England.

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

Cite this Quilt

From Royal Alberta Museum, Alberta Heritage Quilt Project; Heritage Park Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=32-28-418. Accessed: 03/29/24