QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5101

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:

2378

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

83.75"

Length:

91.5"

Quilt top made by:

Parker, Emeline Grace

Quiltmaker's city:

Marion/Cheshire area

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1812

Birthplace, city:

Marion

Birthplace, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Date of death and location:

1887 in Marion/Cheshire, MA area.

Ethnic group:

English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Parker, Louise Auger

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:

CT

Quiltmaker's Mother's Ethnic/Racial Group:

English

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Parker, Leman

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace and birthdate:

CT

Quiltmaker's Father's Ethnic/Racial Group:

English

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

left to owner by her mother

Time period:

1850-1875

Format:

Finished quilt

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

4 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 24+ blocks

Block shape:

Same block throughout

Block size:

15.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Predominant colors:

Brown

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Echo

Motif design, decorative:

Floral

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Twill weave

Binding; pattern:

twill tape

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

muslin

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Inscription, content:

Feathered Star pieced and quilted by race F. Parker Cheshire Conn Binding sewed by hand 1860

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1860

Inscription, technique:

Ink

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

sewed-on label

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

light

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

2249

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Feathered Star

Details

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

1860

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)