QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4937

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:

2112

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

65

Length:

80.75

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Carpenter's Wheel

Quilt top made by:

Floyd, Georgina Nye

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Salem

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1855

Birthplace, state:

Maine (ME)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

housewife

Date of death and location:

1936 in Middleton, MA.

Time period:

Timespan

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

5 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 20 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

16

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Not quilted

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Describe the quilt filling:

sheet

Backing, fiber:

Cotton or polyester blend

Backing, weave and pattern:

sheet added 1965c

Backing, predominant color:

White

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:

3807

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Dutch Rose

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

1935c/1965c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)