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
Cite this Quilt
Goss, Aliso. Ancient Directions. 1990. From National Quilt Museum, National Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=10-7-328. Accessed: 04/18/24