QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5077

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:

2312

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

60

Length:

79

Quilt top made by:

Lemieux, Rose

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

New Bedford

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Birthplace, city:

New Bedford

Birthplace, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

mill worker

Date of death and location:

1960 in New Bedford, MA.

Ethnic group:

French Canadian

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Tremblay, Alice

Quiltmaker's Mother's Ethnic/Racial Group:

French Canadian

Quiltmaker's father's name:

__________, Raphael

Time period:

1901-1929

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Technique, embellishments:

Embroidery

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

88 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

6 x 6.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

White

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6-May

Width between quilting lines:

.5" on borders/ 1" on inside

Color of thread used in the quilting:

red quilting thread in alternate blocks

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, 4"

Binding and edging:

Back turned to front

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:

Stains

Describe the damage:

small stain

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Redwork

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

1900-1925

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)