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QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-218

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.1995.017.001

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC3878/B665.2

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Describe the item:

Quilt, Top

Quilt's title:

Madder Basket Top

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Madder Basket

How wide is the quilt?

74.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

84.000 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt started?

1850

When was the quilt finished?

1874

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 8" x 8" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 1.5" Dim/Border2: 7" sides; 7.75" top and bottom 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:

Solid/plain; Paisley

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other applique; Hand Applique

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 30 blocks, alternating baskets and plain Other Sash: Other Border1: black/red madder print Other Border2: butted, off-white Other Border3: Other Binding: 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: hand, blind 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: Backing: Edge Shape: Corner Shape: ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Bowerman, Harriet

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:

This quilt top was made by Harriet Bowerman, of Como, Colo. She was the wife of Byron Bowerman, a C&S Railroad worker. They had four children (3 girls, 1 boy). Harriet was born in the mid 1800s and died in 1924. She was the family dressmaker and family doctor. She started this quilt top before her first child was born. The 30 pieced+appliqued basket blocks, made of red paisley on a white cotton background, are set on point. They alternate with plain off-white blocks. There is a narrow inner border (red paisley) and a wide white outer border. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Lavenya Marsaglia of Reston, VA. Ownership/History: Made by Harriet Bowerman of Como, CO. Harriet was born in the mid 1800s and died in 1924. She started this quilt top before her first child was born. LocMade: Como///CO//United States

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

Bowerman, Harrie. Madder Basket Top. 1874. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-218. Accessed: 03/28/24