QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4830

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:

1939

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

70

Length:

94

Quilt top made by:

Garland, Jessie

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1890c

Birthplace, province:

Newfoundland

Birthplace, country:

Canada

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1950-1975

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

High visual impact; triangles folded & whip-stitched together to for 1 block.

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

184 blocks

Block shape:

Triangles

Block size:

6"

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Plain weave. Wide variety of fabrics from the period.

Predominant colors:

Red

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilting:

Not quilted

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Binding; pattern:

whip-stitched

Batting:

Blanket or flannel

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Reversible

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the damage:

sound after seams are resewn. This quilt is not structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

1000s of Triangles

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

1950c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)