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.1992.004.001

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC1908

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Dresden Plate

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Dresden Plate

How wide is the quilt?

75.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

90.000 inches

Shape of edge:

Other

Describe the edge:

follows pointed pieces

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 16" x 16" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 2.25" - 3" Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.25" 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:

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:

Hand sewn

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Bias grain; 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:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Describe the quilting designs used:

hearts in corners of block and centers

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: 20 blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: dresden plate pieces ("spokes") line the borders Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand-bound, bias, yellow cotton, newer than quilt 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: 7 QStitches/Inch Place2: 8 Thread: single white cotton Quilting Designs Used: hearts in corners of block and centers ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton Backing: hand-pieced cotton, white Edge Shape: follows pointed pieces Corner Shape: 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, 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 Dresden Plate is well executed, probably Depression era. The border is made of fabrics cut in the same shapes as those in the plates, and the edge is bound to the points of the pieces. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Bettee L. DeGrazio of Golden, CO Ownership/History: maker unknown 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