Rocky Mountain Quilts at the Fair

Mrs. Lucinda Payton, of 938 Blank street, whose quilt was on exhibition at the Appalachian Exposition, received on the 23rd a check for $5.00 as a premium."

The Union (South Carolina) County Fair reported in the Union Times on October 12, 1912:

"Mrs. J.C. Vinson had on exhibit a quilt that had 2,877 pieces in it. The name of this quilt was Rocky Mountain."

We usually see the pattern in Southern states but here is a description from Vermont. On March 11, 1914 the St. Johnsbury Caledonian, reported on the Woman's Club needlework exhibit :

"A very handsome quilt in the Rocky Mountain design loaned by Mrs. Henry Estabrooks was made of red and white triangular shaped pieces."

Want to see more Rocky Mountain Quilts? Go to the Quilt Index Browse Pattern page. Click here:

http://www.quiltindex.org/browsepattern.php

Then Click on the pattern name Rocky Mountain. You'll find most of them come from the Quilts of Tennessee Project. Click on an alternate name New York Beauty and you'll see more

The pattern has many vernacular names in the South, commonly "Rocky Mountain Road" or "Crown of Thorns". A similar pattern was published and sold by Mountain Mist in 1931 as "New York Beauty", which is today's standard name nationwide. An 1854 diary refers to a "New York Beauty" quilt but whether it is the same design is unknown.