QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-5149
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:
2432
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
68
Length:
76
Quilt top made by:
Lumsden, Jennie Oosterhuis
Quiltmaker's state:
Wisconsin (WI)
Quiltmaker's city:
Sheboygan Falls
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Occupation:
housewife
Ethnic group:
Dutch
Quiltmaker's spouse:
Lumsden, William A.
Spouse's occupation:
machinist
# of Children:
3
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Lumsden, Eliza Jane Kittell
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:
Stephenstown,NY
Quiltmaker's Mother's Ethnic/Racial Group:
English/French
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Lumsden, Alexander Johnston
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace and birthdate:
Athelstan, Quebec
Quiltmaker's Father's Ethnic/Racial Group:
Scotch
How did owner acquire quilt?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
from previous owner, present owner's aunt
Time period:
1876-1900
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
12.5 rows blocks
Block shape:
Hexagons
Block size:
6 x 6/75
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Mourning Prints
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
shirtings, chambray, plain weave, twill weave
Predominant colors:
Black
Antique colors:
Claret or Wine
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Motif design, overall:
Grid diamond
Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
5
Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:
Cotton, plain weave
Binding and edging:
Back turned to front
Binding; fiber:
Cotton
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Binding; pattern:
patterned fabric
Batting:
Cotton
Backing, number of pieces:
three pieces
Backing, fiber:
Cotton
Backing, weave and pattern:
pink & rose
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Condition, damage:
Dirty
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
142b
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Tumbling Blocks
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1900c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Lumsden, Jennie Oosterhui. Tumbling Blocks. 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=11-37-5149. Accessed: 04/25/24