QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-4798
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:
1899
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
83
Length:
102
Quilt top made by:
Bird, Lizzie Green
Quiltmaker's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quiltmaker's city:
E Bridgewater
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:
1866
Birthplace, city:
E Bridgewater
Birthplace, state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Birthplace, country:
United States
Occupation:
homemaker
Date of death and location:
1960 in E. Bridgewater, MA.
Ethnic group:
Yankee
Quiltmaker's spouse:
Bird, Frank
Spouse's occupation:
laborer
# of Children:
7
Anything else known about the quiltmaker (including where quiltmaker lived most of their life and other quilts made)?
made blocks for owner by her grandmother/owner finished quilt in 1997.
How did owner acquire quilt?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
from maker
Time period:
Timespan
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, embellishments:
Embroidery
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
20 blocks
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
18
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Cream
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, decorative:
Floral
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5
Number of borders:
2
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Cotton, 3.25 & 2.25"
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
one piece
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, predominant color:
Cream
Inscription, type:
Initials
Inscription, content:
HJB "97"
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
"97"
Condition:
Excellent/like new
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
11.25
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Rose of Sharon
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1930-1997
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Bird, Lizzie Gree. Rose of Sharon. Timespan. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-4798. Accessed: 04/24/24