QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

2810

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

79

Length:

93

Quilt top made by:

Collar, Susan Hare

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Quiltmaker is owner's great-grandmother/

Quiltmaker's state:

Illinois (IL)

Quiltmaker's city:

Kewanee

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1868?

Birthplace, state:

Nebraska (NE)

Birthplace, country:

United States

Occupation:

farm wife

Date of death and location:

1936 in Kewanee, IL.

Ethnic group:

Scotch

Quiltmaker's spouse:

Hare, Daniel

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Birnley, ________

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:

NE

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Birnley, ________

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace and birthdate:

NE

Anything else known about the quiltmaker (including where quiltmaker lived most of their life and other quilts made)?

a sturdy, tiny woman, a survivor/ 2 marriages.

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Time period:

Timespan

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, applique:

Hand Applique

Block shape:

Hexagons

Block size:

13/8"

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

White

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Echo

Describe the quilting designs used:

in orange center with yellow yarn

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Binding and edging:

Back turned to front

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

4.25"

Binding; pattern:

featherstitch embroidery in blue on 3 sides

Batting:

Polyester

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

White

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

160k

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Old Fashioned Flower Garden

Details

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

1931, date is for top

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

greater than one inch

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)