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)
Cite this Quilt
Pontbriand, Corine Langevi. Railroad Crossing. 1930-1949. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-2510. Accessed: 04/18/24