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Irish Beauty Rose; Irish Beauty Rose variation

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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