QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5105
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:
2381
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
?
Length:
?
Quilt top made by:
Kelso, Lillian Fraser
Quiltmaker's state:
New York (NY)
Quiltmaker's city:
Binghamton
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:
1860c
Birthplace, country:
Canada
Occupation:
homemaker
# of Children:
1
Time period:
1876-1900
Format:
Finished quilt
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
12 vertical rows, 9 horizontal rows
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
5.5
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
red- some "overshot" weave, plain weave
Predominant colors:
Red
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Clamshell
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7
Width between quilting lines:
5/8"
Number of borders:
1
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Cotton, plain weave
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
two pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, predominant color:
Cream
Condition:
Excellent/like new
Describe the damage:
3 pieces shattering
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
2276
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Postage Stamp
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1890c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Kelso, Lillian Frase. Postage Stamp. 1876-1900. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5105. Accessed: 03/28/24