QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5068

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:

2297

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

66

Length:

91

Quilt top made by:

Hughes, Jessie Lee

Quiltmaker's state:

Ohio (OH)

Quiltmaker's city:

Springfield

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1895c

Birthplace, city:

Springfield, MO?

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

housewife

Date of death and location:

1955 in Springfield, MO.

Spouse's occupation:

grocer

# of Children:

2

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Bohanen, _________

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

from mother

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

7 vertical rows, 5 horizontal rows, 35 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

11.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Pink

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Echo

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7-Jun

Width between quilting lines:

1.5"

Number of borders:

3

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

White

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1532

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Rose Dream

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

1930c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)