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24-20-279

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.1991.010.001

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1116

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Window Box

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Window Box

How wide is the quilt?

76.500 inches

How long is the quilt?

89.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt finished?

1930

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: 11.5" x 11.5" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 3.5" Dim/Border2: 4" Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 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; Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Describe the back:

Machine sewn

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:

12

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

11

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 20 pieced blocks, alternating with solid blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: four sides, lavender Other Border2: three sides, white Other Border3: Other Binding: hand-bound, 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: whipped Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 12 QStitches/Inch Place2: 11 Thread: single white cotton Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton Backing: machine-pieced cotton, white 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:

Jones, Vera

Quilted by:

Jones, Vera

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:

This quilt is hand appliqued and machine pieced of solid fabrics in purple, pink, and off-white with purple and white borders. The batting is cotton. The binding is the backing folded to the front and hand attached with straight corners. The quilt is hand quilted with cables and flowers. The quilting stitches are even at 10 to 12 to the inch, done with white cotton thread. The backing is machine pieced white cotton. HowAcquired: donation Ownership/History: Made by Vera Jones of Colorado. LocMade: ///CO//USA

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

Jones, Ver. Window Box. 1930. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-279. Accessed: 03/28/24