QUILT INDEX RECORD
54-159-122
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Museum of Texas Tech University
Who documented this quilt?
Museum of Texas Tech University Collection
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
2015-082-003
This is a:
Finished quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Red Poppies, kit
How wide is the quilt?
73.5"
How long is the quilt?
91"
Shape of edge:
Scalloped
What colors is the quilt?
White; Green; Red; Yellow
Time period:
1930-1949
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
c1940
Further information concerning dates:
Date of use: c1940
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Applique
Describe the binding:
Solid darker green
How are the quilt layers held together?
Hand quilting
Describe the quilting designs used:
Quilted along the blue quilting lines that came on the quilt which still show.
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Appliqued quilt, with red poppy flowers and green two-tone leaves. The quilt has a solid darker green binding along a scalloped border. The quilt is hand quilted along the blue quilting lines that came on the quilt which still show.
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Museum of Texas Tech University
Quilt owner's city:
Lubbock
Quilt owner's state:
Texas (TX)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Donor is granddaughter of Mrs. Ethel Abernathy
Quilt top made by:
Abernathy, Melinda "Ethel"
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1887
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1981
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Robert Abernathy
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
The creator, Melinda "Ethel" Abernathy (Mrs. Robert) of Floydada, Texas was a prolific quiltmaker whose quilts are typical of the quilts made by tastemakers in Texas and the Southwest. The donated quilts represent the economic improvement of the Abernathy household.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Museum of Texas Tech University, all rights reserved
Cite this Quilt
Abernathy, Melinda "Ethel. Red Poppies, kit. 1930-1949. From Museum of Texas Tech University, Museum of Texas Tech University Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=54-159-122. Accessed: 07/27/24