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QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-3719

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Heritage Quilt Study Group of Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, Arizona

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

HQD044

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

9/23/1993

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

3. Quilt Width:

67.5"

3. Quilt Length:

77"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

Describe the corners:

Corners gone

7. Predominant Color(s):

Red; Blue or Navy; White; Black; Gray; Beige or Tan; Pink

9. Overall condition:

Fair/worn

10. Damage to quilt:

Fading; Discoloration or dyes ran

Other damage to quilt:

Faded-much, heavy wear, fragile.

14. Date of Quilt:

1876-1900

Other external or professional date estimation:

1900?

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Birds in the Air/Delectable Mountains

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

42

Size of quilt blocks:

12" x 12"

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

On point or rotated 45 degrees

22. Borders:

Multiple borders.

22.2. Border descriptions:

4" (pieced), 2.25" and 2.5" (plain). 1 partial block, 2 plain strips, butted corners.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Solid/plain; Floral; Geometric; Dotted; Checked; Plaid; Striped

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Rib. Muslin weight. Medium florals, small and medium geometrics, small and medium dots, small checks. White cotton thread was used in construction.

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

Unique binding materials?

No binding left. The binding is the same on all sides.

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Straight grain; Back turned to front

27.5. Width of binding:

less than a half inch

If previously undefined, what is the width of the quilt binding:

0.25"

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Cotton

Other batting:

Filler shows, commercially made batting.

28.2. Batting loft:

Medium

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Not quilted

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

White

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 1):

7

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 2):

8

Other quilting designs used:

Shell or fan 1".

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

1 piece of indigo floral

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Interesting old fabrics

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Judith Medcalf Epple

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

This quilt came to Arizona in 1981. From a friend in 1970 who no longer wanted it because it was in poor condition. Present owner, Judith Eppler, 1970-1993.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, city:

Union Star

Where the quilt was made, state:

Kentucky (KY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

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Cite this Quilt

Birds in the Air/Delectable Mountains. 1876-1900. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Heritage Quilt Study Group of Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, Arizona. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-3719. Accessed: 03/29/24