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.1997.007.001

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC5182/B3773

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Ship's Wheel

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Ship's Wheel, Harvest Sun

How wide is the quilt?

69.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

81.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

mitered

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt started?

1825

When was the quilt finished?

1849

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

42

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 11" x 11" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: none 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; Floral; Dotted

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other embellishment technique

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Describe the quilt filling:

Cotton (seeds)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: alternating brown Ships Wheel block and white with Trapunto; 42 blocks Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand, quilter-made, separate 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: raised Trapunto work in alternate white blocks Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: 10 QStitches/Inch Place2: 12 Thread: single Quilting Designs Used: diagonal, feathered wreaths ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton (seeds) Backing: pieced, 2 seams, white Edge Shape: Corner Shape: mitered ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Lemmon, Jean; Lee, Laura

Quilted by:

Lemmon, Jean; Lee, Laura

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 old Ships Wheel quilt has seen much use. Many of the fabrics have disintegrated. However, it is still stunning in its presentation, with exquisite hand quilting. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Judith Trager of Boulder, CO. Ownership/History: Made by Jean Lemmon Benson and Lura Lee Lemmon of Warrensburg, MO. Given to their grand-neice, Natalie Parker of Longmont, CO, who gave it to the donor, Judith Trager, of Boulder, CO. LocMade: Warrensburg///MO//United States

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection; Unknown

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