QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5125

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:

2404

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

67.5

Length:

93.25

Quilt top made by:

Slifer, Dora Ball

Quiltmaker's state:

Iowa (IA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Grundy Centre

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Birthplace, city:

Montague

Birthplace, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

teacher

Date of death and location:

1918 in Iowa.

Ethnic group:

English/Austrian

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

from grandmother

Time period:

1950-1975

Format:

Finished quilt

Block shape:

Squares

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8-Jul

Width between quilting lines:

2"

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, print, plain weave, 2.5"

Binding and edging:

Edges turned in/ no separate binding

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Green

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Trip Around the World

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

1950c

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)