QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Essay:

The Corner of Shattuck and Middle Street
1998
Maxine Farkas
Lowell, Massachusetts
33" x 42"
Hand & machine appliqué; fusing; hand & machine quilted
Cottons

This quilt presents a view of the New England Quilt Museum from the corner of Shattuck and Middle Street. The Museum is in the former Lowell Institution for Savings building, designed in the Greek Revival style by Josiah Peabody and built in 1845. One can imagine how many mill workers stepped through its doors to deposit their hard-earned wages. The 18,000 square feet of space in the rhomboidal building include exhibition galleries, a library, collection storage, staff offices, and support areas. Visitors find delight in a vault that can be seen from the Museum shop, a reminder of the building's past. Two other vaults house the permanent collection and archives.

Collection of the New England Quilt Museum Gift of Maxine Farkas, 1998.12

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

6007

Alternate inventory control number:

NEQM# 1998.12

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

New England Quilt Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Lowell

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Middlesex

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

32.75

Length:

43

Quilt's title:

The Corner of Shattuck & Middle Street

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

The Corner of Shattuck & Middle St

Quilt top made by:

Farkas, Maxine

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Lowell

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Lowell

Where the quilt was made, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Date made:

1998

Documented or inferred?

1998

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1998

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, applique:

Fusible Applique

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

one half of quilt covered with tulle, plain weave

Predominant colors:

Black

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

wavy lines near bottom

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, 1.5/8" gold

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Inscription, type:

Signature

Inscription, content:

The New England Quilt Museum/M Farkas '98

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

'98

Describe where the inscription was found:

on front

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Original

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1998

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

New England Quilt Museum