QUILT INDEX RECORD
24-20-229
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.1997.007.002
Alternate inventory control number:
CQC5177/K498
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Irish Beauty Rose
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Irish Beauty Rose variation
How wide is the quilt?
78.000 inches
How long is the quilt?
90.000 inches
Shape of corners:
Rounded
Quilt's condition:
Poor/very worn
Time period:
1850-1875
When was the quilt started?
1850
When was the quilt finished?
1874
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Subject of the quilt:
Nature - flowers
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Describe the borders:
Dim/Block: 12" x 12" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 4.5" 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:
Floral; Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Describe the back:
Hand sewn
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
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:
10
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
11
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Feathering; Wreaths
Describe the quilting designs used:
diagonal
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: alternating solid white and red/green applique Other Sash: Other Border1: red/green vine applique Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand, teal 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: 10 QStitches/Inch Place2: 11 Thread: single white cotton Quilting Designs Used: feathered wreath, diagonal ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton Backing: hand-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:
Lemmon, Jean; Lemmon, Laura Lee
Quilted by:
Lemmon, Jean; Lemmon, Laura Lee
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:
Irish Beauty Rose variation done in red and green typically popular in the mid- to late 1800s. Workmanship and construction are excellent. Strong visual impact. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Judith Trager of Boulder, CO. Ownership/History: Made by Jean Lemmon Benson and Lura Lee Lemmon of Warrensburg, MO. Given to their grand-neice, Natalie Parker of Longmont, CO, who gave it to the donor, Judith Trager, of Boulder, CO. LocMade: Warrensburg///MO//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
Lemmon, Jean; Lemmon, Laura Le. Irish Beauty Rose. 1874. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-229. Accessed: 03/29/24