QUILT INDEX RECORD
24-20-199
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Who documented this quilt?
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum accession number:
PQ.1991.001.024
Alternate inventory control number:
CQC1095
This is a:
Finished quilt
Describe the item:
Quilt, Other
Quilt's title:
Wool Tailor's Samples
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Allover
How wide is the quilt?
63.500 inches
How long is the quilt?
76.500 inches
Shape of corners:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Fair/worn
Time period:
1930-1949
When was the quilt finished?
1945
Describe the quilt's layout:
Vertical bands
Describe the borders:
Dim/Block: 4.5" x 2.5" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 6.5" Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.5" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Wool
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Flannel; Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Gray
Describe the back:
Machine sewn
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Other
Fabric structure of the binding:
Knit
Describe the binding:
polyester
How is the binding made?
Straight grain; Machine sewn; Hand sewn
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Wool
How are the layers held together?
Tied or tufted
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: wool tailor's suit samples Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand/machine-bound, straight, polyester knit, printed, added to quilt after original construction Other Dim Dtls: center medallion: 49" W x 64" L ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: tailor's suit samples Other Technique/Fab Prts: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Layout Fmt: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Piecing Techn: Other Appliq Techn: Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread: Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: wool Backing: machine-pieced cotton, gray flannel strips Edge Shape: Corner Shape: straight ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:
Quilt top made by:
Quiltmaker, Unknown
Quilted by:
Quiltmaker, Unknown
Where the quilt was made, city:
Golden
Where the quilt was made, state:
Colorado (CO)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
One of the original 101 quilts donated by Eugenia Mitchell of Golden, CO, to start the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. This quilt is machine pieced from striped and checked fabrics in blue and green. The batting is wool. The binding is a printed polyester knit fabric with straight corners. The piece is not quilted. The backing is machine pieced gray striped cotton flannel. Ownership/History: Original maker unknown. Owned by Eugenia Mitchell, who probably added the binding while the quilt was in her possession. LocMade: unknown
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
The quilt was made to be used for:
Unknown
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Golden
Quilt owner's state:
Colorado (CO)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Cite this Quilt
Quiltmaker, Unknow. Wool Tailor's Samples. 1945. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-199. Accessed: 04/19/24