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.1998.005.002

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC6967/R2953

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Le Moyne Star

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

LeMoyne Star

How wide is the quilt?

72.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

75.500 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

What is inscribed on the quilt?

MK Smith

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe where the inscription was found:

lower right

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1889

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

star

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 3.5" x 3.5" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: none Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.25" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Plaid; Geometric; Dotted; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

10

Describe the quilting designs used:

crosshatch, diagonal

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 210 star blocks alternating with plain (white) blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand, quilter-made, straight, front to back, brown cotton Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: some shirt fabric; back has a print that seems to be from a feedsack 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: 10 Thread Type: Thread Color: Quilting Designs Used: crosshatch, diagonal ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: thin cotton Backing: seamed white cotton Edge Shape: Corner Shape: straight ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Smith, M.K.

Quilted by:

Smith, M.K.

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:

The stars in this Le Moyne Star quilt twinkle delightfully with similar but different fabrics used throughout. Made about 1889 in predominantly brown, pink, and white cotton prints and solids. Good construction although a few missed points. The back has a printed piece as in a feed sack: Mfd Lockwood, etc. Maine and Guaranteed. Back label: "Florida Quilt Heritage #7-FB-28 a documented Quilt Museum of Florida History". HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Kathy Geise of Littleton, CO. Ownership/History: Made by M. K. Smith, possibly in Florida. LocMade: ///FL//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