QUILT INDEX RECORD
24-20-286
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.1991.024.001
Alternate inventory control number:
CQC1921
This is a:
Quilt top with unfinished edge
Describe the item:
Quilt Top (finished or unfinished)
Quilt's title:
Nine Patch Top
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Nine Patch
How wide is the quilt?
63.000 inches
How long is the quilt?
71.500 inches
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Describe the borders:
Dim/Block: 3.75" x 3.75" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 6.5" Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: none Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Plaid; Geometric; Floral; Checked; Striped
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
How are the layers held together?
Not quilted
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 98 nine patch blocks alternating with solid white blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: white Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: 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: QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread: Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: none Backing: none Edge Shape: Corner Shape: ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:
Quilt top made by:
Quiltmaker, Unknown
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 traditional nine patch quilt top is hand pieced from colorful solid, plaid, striped, checked, flowered, and geometric fabrics, set with alternating white blocks. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Hugo and Betty Nell Buerger of Golden, CO Ownership/History: Unknown provenance. 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
Cite this Quilt
Quiltmaker, Unknow. Nine Patch Top. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-286. Accessed: 04/25/24