QUILT INDEX RECORD

24-20-216

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.1995.011.001

Alternate inventory control number:

CQC3870

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Quilt, Crazy

Quilt's title:

Double-Sided Friendship Crazy/Sixteen Patch Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Crazy/Sixteen Patch

How wide is the quilt?

78.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

78.000 inches

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

(multiple names)

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe where the inscription was found:

(in crazy blocks)

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1889

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: 11.25" crazy; 6" sixteen patch Dim/Sash: 1.5" on back Dim/Border1: Dim/Border2: Dim/Border3: Dim/Binding: Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Other; Striped; Checked

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other embellishment technique

Describe the back:

Hand sewn; Machine sewn

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Describe the quilting designs used:

some silk embroidery

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

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: Other Sash: 1.5" multi-colored cotton on back Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: both front and back are turned in at the edges and stitched Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: Other Technique/Fab Prts: political, character ------------------------------------------------------- Other Layout Fmt: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Piecing Techn: machine piecing over foundation on front (16 Patch); hand piecing on back (crazy) Other Appliq Techn: Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: hand-embroidered and ink signatures Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: tied with off-white 3-ply cotton ("butcher") string every 6" QStitches/Inch Place1: QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread Type: cotton (plus some silk embroidery) Thread Color: Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton Backing: hand and machine pieced 16-patch Edge Shape: Corner Shape: straight ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: double-sided with 16-patch and crazy/friendship; signatures in ink and embroidery Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Multiple, Quiltmakers

Quilted by:

Multiple, Quiltmakers

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Multiple, Quiltmakers

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 very unusual two-sided quilt from the late 1800s features a friendship crazy top backed by 109 16-patch blocks with vertical sashing. Many of the blocks on the "front" are signed in ink with names or initials and dates ranging from March through June, 1889. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by Anita Landess of Boulder, CO. Ownership/History: Maker unknown, although there are some signatures on the front. Purchased at an antique show in Illinois by Anita Landess. Fabrics in this double-sided quilt were used as inspiration for the Marcus Brothers Textiles Inc. Rocky Mountain Quilts 1880s reproduction fabrics by Judie Rothermel and The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, "Quilt Shoppe Collection". LocMade: unknown

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

The quilt was made to be used for:

Other

Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?

Keepsake/Momento

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