QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5081

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:

2305

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

72

Length:

84

Quilt top made by:

LeBlanc, Roseanne

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

New Bedford

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Birthplace, country:

Canada

Occupation:

housewife

Date of death and location:

Maker died in New Bedford, MA.

Ethnic group:

French Canadian

Spouse's occupation:

mill worker/ farmer

# of Children:

8

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Dansereau, Sophia

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:

Canada

Quiltmaker's Mother's Ethnic/Racial Group:

French Canadian

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Dansereau, Francois

Quiltmaker's Father's Ethnic/Racial Group:

French Canadian

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

1901-1929

Note:

points used in half of square72

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

9 vertical rows, 8 horizontal rows, 72 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

9

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Echo

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Width between quilting lines:

1.25"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

5 pieces

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

contact with wood

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Feathered Star

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

1925c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)