QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-2511

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:

4735

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

80

Length:

90.75

Quilt top made by:

Durand, Aline

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Marlborough

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1895

Birthplace, city:

Marlboro

Birthplace, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

housewife

Date of death and location:

1977 in Marlborough, MA.

Ethnic group:

French Canadian

Quiltmaker's spouse:

Durand, Alfred

Spouse's occupation:

shoe shop superintendent

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Bergeron, Marie

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Bergeron, Albert

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

found in trunk

Time period:

Timespan

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

13 vertical rows, 11 horizontal rows, 72 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

8

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Weaves/Surfaces:

Sateen

Patterns:

Print

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

yellow

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Red

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the damage:

slight migration

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

25 Patch

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

1950c/2004

Name(s) of group(s) the quiltmaker belongs(ed) to:

participated in sewing bees

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)