QUILT INDEX RECORD

32-28-589

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project Number:

AHQP 1-0077

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Royal Alberta Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Alberta Heritage Quilt Project

When was the form filled out?

04-03-1992

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Glenbow museum

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

White Whole Cloth

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Whole Cloth

How wide is the quilt?

74.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

84 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream

Overall color scheme:

One color/monochromatic

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Other

Describe the damage:

Backing is worn

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Edge is damaged in one spot.

Type of inscription:

Signature; Other

Describe the type of inscription:

Laundry mark

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Widdas

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

corner

Time period:

1901-1929

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

c. early 1900s

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

8

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding; Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium (3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

All-over-design; Echo; Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Floral

Describe the quilting designs used:

The quilt contains 8 motifs of a small flower surrounded by a symmetrical curve-sided octagon. The octagon is then echo quilted 5 times. Between the motifs, there is crosshatching and vine feather motifs.

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Quilt edge has been turned together and then machine stitched in two rows.

Quilt top made by:

Curry, Minnie Young

Where the quilt was made, city:

Cornsay Collery

Where the quilt was made, county:

Durham

Where the quilt was made, country:

United Kingdom

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilt was passed from owner's grandmother (Minnie Young Curry) to owner's mother (Susan Curry Widdas), to owner (Sheila Widdas Grindal).

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

The quilt might have been made by the grandmother (Minnie Curry) of the quilt owner.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Young

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Royal Alberta Museum