QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5095

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:

2373

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

77.25

Length:

81.5

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Yellow California Rose

Quilt top made by:

Newman, Minnie

Quiltmaker's state:

Missouri (MO)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1869

Birthplace, city:

St Joseph

Birthplace, state:

Missouri (MO)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Date of death and location:

1935

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

49/ 25 applique/ 24 plain blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

11

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Green

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Motif design, decorative:

Cables

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

2"

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

muslin

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

11.831

Pattern name, variations and comments:

California Rose

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

1930c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)