QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-2510

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:

3304

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

71.25

Length:

87

Quilt top made by:

Pontbriand, Corine Langevin

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Maker was owner's grandmother

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Southbridge

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Birthplace, city:

Southbridge

Birthplace, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

homemaker

Date of death and location:

Maker died in Southbridge, MA.

Ethnic group:

French Canadian

Time period:

1930-1949

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

5 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows, 30 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

14

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Green

Motif design, overall:

Echo

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Backing, weave and pattern:

3 Revere Sugar sacks in lining

Pattern name, no. and source:

2774

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Railroad Crossing

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

1940c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)