QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-3031

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Desert Caballeros Western Museum

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

DCWM150027

Museum Accesssion Number:

87.48.4

When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?

07-27-2015

Where was the documentation day held?

Wickenburg Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Embroidered Top

3. Quilt Width:

82.5 inches

3. Quilt Length:

73.75 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

White

Describe any colors not included in the other color fields:

red, blue, yellow, green, purple, brown

9. Overall condition:

Good/moderate use

10. Damage to quilt:

Other

Other damage to quilt:

white fabrics have yellowed or greyed

14. Date of Quilt:

1901-1929

15. Source of Fabric:

Unknown

16. Subject of the quilt:

Birds, dog, flowers, children

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

embroidered blocks

Describe the source of the pattern:

Ruby McKim and others

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

72

Size of quilt blocks:

9x9 inches

18.4. Block style (shape):

Squares

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

22. Borders:

none

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Solid/plain

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Machine Piecing

26.1. Embellishment techniques:

Embroidery

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Cotton

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Not quilted

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

none

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Object not commercially manufactured. Variety of embroidered blocks, several block sets combined; birds, flowers, animals, children.

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Name of Quilt Owner:

Desert Caballeros Western Museum

Quilt Owner's City:

Wickenburg

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

Quilt donated by Foley, E.J. Mrs.

3. Quilt maker's name:

Harmon, Ida Rand

Gender:

Female

Quilt maker's birth city:

Hardin Co., Iowa Falls

Quilt maker's birth state:

Iowa

Quilt maker's country of birth:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

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