QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5067
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:
2290
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
57
Length:
76
Quilt top made by:
Crocker, Julia
Quiltmaker's state:
Iowa (IA)
Quiltmaker's city:
IA or MO
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
# of Children:
5
How did owner acquire quilt?
Purchase
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
from quiltmaker's relative
Time period:
1876-1900
Note:
base pieced differently
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
4 vertical rows, 3 horizontal rows, 18 blocks
Block shape:
Triangles
Block size:
12.25
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Predominant colors:
Red
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Outline
Motif design, decorative:
Floral
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Number of borders:
1
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:
one piece
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Condition:
Excellent/like new
Condition, damage:
Dirty
Describe the damage:
possibly faded; lightly soiled
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
815.5
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Evergreen Tree
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1880c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Crocker, Juli. Evergreen Tree. 1876-1900. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5067. Accessed: 04/23/24