QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-5131

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:

2425

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

66.5

Length:

79

Quilt top made by:

Mainville, Emma Menard

Quiltmaker's state:

Connecticut (CT)

Quiltmaker's city:

Danielson

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1877

Birthplace, city:

St Marcel

Birthplace, province:

Quebec

Birthplace, country:

Canada

Date of death and location:

1958 in Danielson, CT.

Ethnic group:

French Canadian

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Maynard, Matilda Tatrault

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:

St. Marcel,PA

Quiltmaker's Mother's Ethnic/Racial Group:

French Canadian

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Maynard, Charles

How did owner acquire quilt?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

see family list attached to full record

Time period:

1901-1929

Format:

Finished quilt

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

10 vertical rows, 7 horizontal rows, 70 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

9.75 x 7.5

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Pink

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilting:

Tied or tufted

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, pink, 2 sides/ top and bottom/ 2.5" wide

Binding and edging:

Back turned to front

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

2 sides

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

research

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

1926

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)