QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5054

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:

2276

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

71.5

Length:

81.5

Quilt top made by:

Magrath, Gertrude

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Amherst

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1885

Birthplace, city:

Brownfield

Birthplace, state:

Maine (ME)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

homemaker

Date of death and location:

1964 in Amherst, MA.

Spouse's occupation:

truck driver

# of Children:

2

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Quint, Annie Dearborn

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:

Bartlett,NH 1855

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Quint, Jesse

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace and birthdate:

Brownfield,ME 1847

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Technique, applique:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch

Technique, embellishments:

Embroidery

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

8 vertical rows, 7 horizontal rows, 54 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

10.25

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

pique, plain weave

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

In-the-ditch

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Blue or Navy

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

shattering

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

37.915

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Friendship Dahlia

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

1930c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)