QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-4173

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:

HQD170

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

9/23/1995

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

3. Quilt Width:

77"

3. Quilt Length:

78"

4. Shape of edge:

Straight

5. Shape of Corners:

Straight

7. Predominant Color(s):

Blue; White

9. Overall condition:

Excellent/like new

14. Date of Quilt:

1876-1900

Other external or professional date estimation:

1860-1880

17. Layout format:

Block pattern

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Star of the Bluegrass

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

25

Size of quilt blocks:

5.125" x 5.125"

18.3 Medallion Size (LxW, Diam):

19.75" x 19.75"

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

18.6 Spacing relative to other blocks:

Side by side

22.2. Border descriptions:

1.375" and 2.5"; plain strips, multiple borders, inner border blue, outer border white. Butted corners. Fabric same as quilt top.

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton

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

Solid/plain; Geometric

Other fiber, fabric or fabric print types used:

Muslin weight; small geometrics. 11-12 stitches per inch. White cotton thread.

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

Unique binding materials?

The binding is the same on all sides.

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Straight grain

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:

No filler shows. Unknown if commerical or homemade batt. Debris is visible.

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

White

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

14

Other quilting designs used:

In star, diagonal lines; feathered wreath and cross hatching in plain blocks; triple diagonal lines in border.

Other fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Unbleached muslin

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

17" x 78"; 32" x 78"; 31" x 78"

31.4. Description of back:

Same fabric used throughout

30. Quilt notes and observations:

Good visual quilt

Name of Quilt Owner:

Nancy L. Burgess

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

The quilt was purchased in a store in 1993 in Carlsbad, NM. This quilt came to Arizona in 1993.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Where the quilt was made, city:

bought in Carlsbad, supposed to be from Indian

Where the quilt was made, state:

New Mexico (NM)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

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