QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-4964

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:

2148

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

75

Length:

87

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Grandmother's Flower Garden variation

Quilt top made by:

Horsell, Jessie Lilla Carnahan

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Maker was owner's grandmother

Quiltmaker's state:

Oregon (OR)

Quiltmaker's city:

Junction City

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1882

Birthplace, city:

Cottage Grove

Birthplace, state:

Oregon (OR)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

homemaker

Date of death and location:

1957 in Bay City, OR.

Quiltmaker's spouse:

Horsell, Frederick

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

# of Children:

4

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Bristow, Laura Kate

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:

1857

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Carnahan, Joseph Hayden

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace and birthdate:

1860

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

inherited from aunt

Time period:

1930-1949

Note:

pink and blue stars with garden in center and alternate garden between stars on a while background. Flower Garden has yellow in each center.

Format:

Finished quilt

Layout:

Block pattern

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

11 full stars/ 8 half stars/ 4 quarter stars

Block shape:

Hexagons

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Feedsack

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Describe the quilting designs used:

method is Methodist knotting

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Polyester

Backing, number of pieces:

7 pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

coarse muslin - small one-half inch hole

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

soiled on backing from folding and storing

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Hexagon

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

1930c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)