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.1991.001.005

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1069

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Halley's Comet Signature Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Halley's Comet

How wide is the quilt?

82.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

93.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

mitered

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Type of inscription:

Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Eugenia Mitchell

Location of inscription:

other

Describe where the inscription was found:

front corner

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1977

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 11-12" sq. Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 1.5" Dim/Border2: 8.5" Dim/Border3: 1.75" 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

Materials used to make the back:

Other

Description of the back:

muslin

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Other

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton or polyester blend

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:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Describe the quilting designs used:

Baptist fan, diamonds on 8.5" border

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 30 Blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: tan print Other Border2: white Other Border3: tan print Other Binding: hand bound, muslin, bottom folded over 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: 4 QStitches/Inch Place2: 5 Thread Type: single cotton Thread Color: white Quilting Designs Used: Baptist fan, diamonds on 8.5" border ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton/poly blend Backing: pieced muslin Edge Shape: Corner Shape: mitered ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Mitchell, Eugenia

Quilted by:

Mitchell, Eugenia

Where the quilt was made, city:

Golden

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:

One of the original 101 quilts donated by Eugenia Mitchell of Golden, CO, to start the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. This quilt is machine pieced from red, yellow, and off-white fabrics with yellow and white borders and has 506 signatures in black ink. The batting is polyester and the binding is folded over from the back with mitered corners. The backing is machine pieced muslin. The quilting pattern is done with white cotton thread in the Baptist Fan design overall, with diamonds in the widest border. The stitches are even at 4 to the inch. The Halley's Comet block was designed by Mamie Privet from Missouri for a "Hearth and Home Magazine" contest in 1910-12. Ownership/History: Made by Eugenia Mitchell in 1977 on a trip to St. Louis, MO. Contains the signatures of all the friends and acquaintances she made along the way. LocMade: St. Louis///MO//United States

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Other

Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?

Keepsake/Momento

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