QUILT INDEX RECORD

10-7-328

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

National Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

National Quilt Museum Collection

National Quilt Museum Accession Number:

1996.01.02

Object/Title:

Ancient Directions

Date of object:

1990

How wide is the quilt?

80.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

67.000 inches

Quilting thread:

monofilament quilting thread

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Plaid; Striped

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: Machine pieced machine quilted monofilament quilting thread hand marbled fabrics ikats woven stripes and plaids non-objective perspective intense colors jewel tones named one of 20th Century's 100 Best Quilts American Quilts

Quilt top made by:

Goss, Alison

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:

Durango

Where the quilt was made, state:

Colorado (CO)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

09/03/1947

Source of the information on this quilt:

From NQM collections database

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

National Quilt Museum