QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4584

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:

1558

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

82

Length:

84

Quilt top made by:

Perdue, Mary Catherine Adkins

Quiltmaker's state:

Maryland (MD)

Quiltmaker's city:

Eastern Shore

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Occupation:

supported herself as a widow by raising chickens

Date of death and location:

1987

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

# of Children:

5

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Adkins, Laura Ann

Describe how and/or why the quiltmaker quilts:

made a lot of quilts

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1950-1975

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Block shape:

Diamonds

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

shirtings, plain weave

Predominant colors:

Beige or Tan

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Single parallel lines

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Appliqued

Binding and edging:

Front turned to back

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

part of border

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Inscription, type:

Message

Inscription, content:

Edward from MaMa 1951

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1951

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1536

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Stars & Blocks

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

1951

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)