QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-212

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.1993.007.002

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC2704

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Whole Cloth, Red & White Print

How wide is the quilt?

68.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

58.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Strong visual impact.

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt started?

1920

When was the quilt finished?

1929

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: none Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: none Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: none Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Floral

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; Back turned to front; Hand sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

single cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

3

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Clamshell

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: later bias cut red and white polka-dot binding hand attached; original binding is back folded over. Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: 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: uneven QStitches/Inch Place1: 4 QStitches/Inch Place2: 3 Thread Type: single cotton Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: overall clam-shell ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: off-white Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton Backing: machine-pieced, same fabric as front Edge Shape: Corner Shape: straight ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: strong visual Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Bedell, Sisters

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:

Made of three panels of paisley and border print on both sides. Possibly made by three sisters in the Bedell family of rural Pennsylvania. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Anna Shuck, who received it as a gift from the Bedell family. Ownership/History: According to previous owners, the quilt was made by the Bedell Sisters-- Fanny Lorraine Bedell, Margaret Bedell, and Arminda Vincina Bedell-- before 1890. Appraiser thinks the fabric is newer (i.e. c.1914). LocMade: ///PA//USA

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

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