QUILT INDEX RECORD

10-7-262

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

National Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

National Quilt Museum Collection

National Quilt Museum Accession Number:

1997.03.01

Object/Title:

Heliacal Rise

Date of object:

1996

How wide is the quilt?

74.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

71.000 inches

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

This is a:

Finished quilt

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

NQM Database Search Terms: female mariner's compass variation machine pieced machine quilted fussy cut cottons ikats satins hand dyed back has applique non-traditional gold earth tones African Mudcloth border

Quilt top made by:

Murray, Laura

Time period:

1976-1999

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

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:

Minneapolis

Where the quilt was made, state:

Minnesota (MN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

07/06/1945

Source of the information on this quilt:

From NQM collections database

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

National Quilt Museum