QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5039

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

2249

Alternate inventory control number:

NEQM# 2001.05

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

New England Quilt Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Lowell

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Middlesex

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

77

Length:

79

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Golden Sunburst/ Lone Star/ Blazing Star etc.

Quilt top made by:

Pierrel, Pearle Gwin

Quiltmaker's state:

Rhode Island (RI)

Quiltmaker's city:

Providence

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Gwin, Ida Moore

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:

IA

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Gwinn, William

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace and birthdate:

William Gwin came from Indiana in a covered wagon

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

donated by Rosemary Sorrentino

Time period:

1901-1929

Format:

Finished quilt

Block shape:

Diamonds

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Echo

Describe the quilting designs used:

very heavy/excellent

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, mitered corners

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

yellow

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

muslin

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

4005

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Star of Bethlehem

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

See notes

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

1925c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

New England Quilt Museum