QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

National Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

National Quilt Museum Collection

National Quilt Museum Accession Number:

1997.05.17

Object/Title:

Dresden Garden

Date of object:

1992

How wide is the quilt?

85.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

86.000 inches

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

This is a:

Finished quilt

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

NQM Database Search Terms: combining Dresden Plate and Grandmother’s Flower Garden embellished formal design hand appliquéd hand pieced hand quilted by Toni Fisher Smith machine pieced male medallion navy blue orange original blocks date from the 1930’s

Quilt top made by:

Pilgrim, Paul D.

Quilted by:

Fisher-Smith, Toni

Time period:

1976-1999

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

National Quilt Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Paducah

Quilt owner's state:

Kentucky (KY)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Where the quilt was made, city:

Oakland

Where the quilt was made, state:

California (CA)

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Where did the maker get their materials?

Other

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

antique orphan blocks

Quiltmaker's gender:

Male

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1942

Quiltmaker's date of death:

November 12, 1996

Source of the information on this quilt:

From NQM collections database

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

National Quilt Museum