QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-1482

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

5439

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

74

Length:

85

Quilt top made by:

Howard, Belle

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Maker was owner's great-grandmother

Quiltmaker's state:

Kentucky (KY)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1857

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

at home

Date of death and location:

1940

Ethnic group:

English

Quiltmaker's spouse:

Howard, Mayburn

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1876-1900

Format:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

7 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows, 42 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

11.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Quilting:

Not quilted

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, 2.25" red

Binding and edging:

Unfinished/raw edge

Backing, weave and pattern:

no backing

Condition:

Poor/very worn

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

3758

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Flying Swallow

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

1875-1900

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)