QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5102

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:

2376

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

73.25

Length:

92

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Blue Edge

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

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Describe the quilt setting:

circles

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

4 vertical rows, 5 horizontal rows, 20 blocks

Block shape:

Same block throughout

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid diamond

Motif design, decorative:

Cables

Describe the quilting designs used:

acorn leaf

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Silk

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

3/8"

Binding; pattern:

blue

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:

Fading

Describe the damage:

pencil marks

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:

1930c

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)