QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5091
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:
2356
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
65.5
Length:
76.25
Quilt top made by:
Presley, Lottie Celestine
Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:
2/25/1891
Birthplace, city:
Ellisburg
Birthplace, state:
New York (NY)
Birthplace, country:
United States
Occupation:
church organist, corset model, gardener
Date of death and location:
1979 in Pittsfield, MA.
Quiltmaker's spouse:
Blackmer, Edmond
# of Children:
2
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Shears, Eva Geraldine
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Presley, George W.
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
family/ owner is grand-daughter of quiltmaker
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:
5 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows
Block shape:
Squares
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
plain weave
Overall color scheme:
Light or pastel colors
Quilting:
Tied or tufted
Number of borders:
1
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Cotton, plain
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Batting:
Blanket or flannel
Describe the quilt filling:
sheet blanket
Backing, number of pieces:
three pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, predominant color:
Cream
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Condition, damage:
Fading
Describe the damage:
Damaged
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
1153
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Jacob's Ladder
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1925-1950
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Presley, Lottie Celestin. Jacob's Ladder. 1930-1949. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5091. Accessed: 04/25/24