QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-2500

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:

3178

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

40

Length:

80

Quilt top made by:

Allen, Estella Nancy

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Amherst

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1877

Birthplace, city:

Pelham

Birthplace, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Date of death and location:

1949 in Amherst, MA.

Time period:

Timespan

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Technique, embellishments:

Embroidery

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

8 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 32 blocks

Block size:

8"

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Red

Quilting:

Not quilted

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, 8"/ added in 1992

Binding; pattern:

No binding

Backing, weave and pattern:

no backing

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the damage:

minor discoloration

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Redwork

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

1898/1992

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)