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