QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5107

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:

2382

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

77.5

Length:

79

Pattern name (maker/owner/historical):

Dresden Plate/ Sunflower

Quilt top made by:

Savage, Carrie Ingalls

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Dalton

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1880

Birthplace, city:

Dalton

Birthplace, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Date of death and location:

1947 in Boston, MA.

Quiltmaker's spouse:

Savage, Henry J.

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Time period:

Timespan

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, applique:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch

Technique, embellishments:

Embroidery

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Sashing width:

4"

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

4 vertical rows, 4 horizontal rows, 16 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

14.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave/twill weave

Predominant colors:

Cream

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Describe the quilting designs used:

tied and backed in 2001

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, 3 3/4"

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

pink print

Batting:

Polyester

Backing, number of pieces:

three pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

muslin

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, damage:

Stains

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

3474

Pattern name, variations and comments:

China Aster

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

1937/ 2001

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)