QUILT INDEX RECORD
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