QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5103

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:

2379

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

59.75

Length:

76.25

Quilt top made by:

Barnes, Jenny Louise

Quiltmaker's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Quiltmaker's city:

Marion/Waterbury, rea

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1863

Birthplace, city:

Marion

Birthplace, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Date of death and location:

1932 ? in Waterbury, CT.

Ethnic group:

English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Barnes, Adeline Lois Parker

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:

CT

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Barnes, Martin

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace and birthdate:

CT

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

made for owner when she was a little girl/ 1930

Time period:

1930-1949

Format:

Finished quilt

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

8 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

6

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Pink

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Pink

Other type(s) of inscription:

No inscription

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, damage:

Fading

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

1312

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Hour Glass

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

1930c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)