QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-3995

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:

634

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

84

Length:

100

Quilt top made by:

Johnson, Karin

Quiltmaker's country:

Sweden

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1907

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

made by owner

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

5 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows, 30 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

16

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

sashing is commercial bias tape

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

radiating from concentric circles in center

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; pattern:

bias tape

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

seamed

Inscription, type:

Date

Describe where the inscription was found:

on front

Inscription, technique:

Embroidery

Condition:

Fair/worn

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the repairs:

repaired

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Dresden Plate

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

1931

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

all fabric purchased at WTGrant department store in Hyde Park,MA.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)