Applique quilt by Initial only LRH

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Title Applique quilt by Initial only LRH
Creator Initial only LRH
Contributor Utah Quilt Guild; Christensen, Jean C.
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1858
Date Digital 2012-07-23
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City (Utah); Salt Lake County (Utah); Kentucky
Subject Quilting--Utah--History; Quilts--Utah--History; Appliqué
Description Image of Applique quilt created in 1858 by Initial only LRH. Also includes questionnaires describing the quilt completed by Jean C. Christensen as part of the Utah Quilt Guild's documentation days held from 1988-1994. This anitque quilt was found in a barrel in an auto repair shop in Califorina. The grand-daughter of the owner acquired it and brought it to Utah. It was taken to a quilt Show board and the board member decided to duplicate it. It took 30 quilters nine months to reproduce it. The quilt was sold to Mrs. Allan Ashton, Orem, Utah for $10,000. This quilt is the original and is now owned by Jean C. Christensen. Bought from Kelley Johnson, Leeds, Utah in September, 1988. The quilt is 136 years old.
Collection Number and Name 1878; The Utah Quilt Heritage Records
Type Text
Format application/pdf
Language eng
Rights
Relation http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv99929
File Name 1878_12_05_JC9.pdf
Conversion Specifications Original scanned on Epson Expression 10000 XL and saved as 400 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm
ARK ark:/87278/s6r796vv
Setname uum_uqhr
ID 1067430
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6r796vv
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