QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5099

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:

2374

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

85.25

Length:

79.5

Quilt top made by:

Slifer, Dora Ball

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Grundy Centre

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Birthplace, city:

Taylor Hill, Montague

Birthplace, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

school teacher

Date of death and location:

1918 in Iowa.

Ethnic group:

German/Swiss

Where, why, for what occasion/person/use was quilt made?

Wedding

Details about why the quilt was made:

gift/ to owner for wedding around 1960

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Describe the quilt setting:

rings

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

10 vertical rows, 11 horizontal rows

Block shape:

Same block throughout

Block size:

10.75 diameter of rings

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Echo

Describe the quilting designs used:

pumpkin seed center of ring

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, scallops follow ring design

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Pink

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Describe the damage:

shattering

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

303

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Double Wedding Ring

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

1925-1950

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)