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
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1860
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Parker, Emeline Grac. Feathered Star. 1850-1875. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5101. Accessed: 04/18/24