QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4456

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:

1337

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

80

Length:

80

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Birds Flying

Quilt top made by:

Mennell, Mrs.

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Holyoke & Montgomery

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1889?

Birthplace, city:

Holyoke

Birthplace, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

homemaker

Date of death and location:

Maker died in Holyoke, MA.

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1901-1929

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Block shape:

Triangles

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Red

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

In-the-ditch

Describe the quilting designs used:

heart

Number of borders:

3

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

No filling

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1311a

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Little Cedar Tree

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

1910

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)