QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-262

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.1991.001.080

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1111

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Bowie Tie

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Bow Tie

How wide is the quilt?

66.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

74.000

Shape of edge:

Other

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

1 mitered, 3 rounded

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Time period:

1901-1929

When was the quilt finished?

1910

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 5" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: none 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; Geometric

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

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:

4

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 90 pieced blocks, alternating with white squares and triangles to finish Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand-bound, multi-stripped cotton, red/white/blue 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: 0.5" parallel lines ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton Backing: handsewn, pieced white cotton Edge Shape: Corner Shape: 1 mitered, 3 rounded ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Quiltmaker, Unknown

Quilted by:

Quiltmaker, Unknown

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 hand pieced of solid and geometric fabrics in red and white. The batting is cotton. The binding is hand attached striped cotton with mitered and rounded corners. The quilt is hand quilted overall in diagonal patterns. The quilting is uneven at 3 to 5 stitches to the inch, using white cotton thread. The backing is hand pieced white cotton. Ownership/History: Maker unknown. Eugenia Mitchell purchased the quilt at a thrift store in Denver, CO for $20 in May 1983. 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