QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5066

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:

2299

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

76

Length:

92

Quilt top made by:

St. Amand, Alphonsine

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Acushnet

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1890

Birthplace, country:

Canada

Occupation:

homemaker/ dairy farmer

Date of death and location:

1995 in Fairhaven, MA.

Ethnic group:

French Canadian

Spouse's occupation:

dairy farmer

# of Children:

10

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

________, Patnaude

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:

Canada

Quiltmaker's Mother's Ethnic/Racial Group:

French Canadian

Quiltmaker's Father's Ethnic/Racial Group:

French Canadian

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

6 vertical rows, 5 horizontal rows, 30 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

15.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; pattern:

double row of machine stitching

Describe the quilt filling:

cotton fabric

Backing, number of pieces:

4 pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

slightly stained

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

815d

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Garden Patch, The

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

1930c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)