QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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.1996.002.005

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC5184

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Tulip Applique

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Tulip Block - Ladies Art Co.

How wide is the quilt?

73.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

85.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1930

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 7.5" x 8" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 5" Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.5" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; 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:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Describe the quilting designs used:

pomegranate, leaf

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 40 applique tulip blocks alternating with 40 off-white solid blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: off-white Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand/machine, white cotton, separate 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: QStitches/Inch Place1: 6 QStitches/Inch Place2: 6 Thread: single white cotton Quilting Designs Used: pomegranate, leaf ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: off-white Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton Backing: pieced cotton Edge Shape: Corner Shape: rounded ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Appel, Bess

Quilted by:

Appel, Bess

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 was made c.1930 by Bess Dickinson Appel (1887-1977). The established pattern name is Tulip Block - Ladies Art Co. #65. Bright yellow and green cotton fabrics were used to create the tulips. Each tulip is embroidered by hand around the edge with matching yellow and green thread, using buttonhole stitch. One of several quilts made by members of the Appel family and donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Ella Appel of Boulder, CO Ownership/History: Made by Bess Dickinson Appel. 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